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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 1d

#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

Inaugural Cohort of Georgia Tech’s Research Leadership Academy Announced

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 7d

We recently welcomed the very first students of our B.S. in Astrophysics program. This new major focuses on the future of astronomy and astrophysics as well as how big data and computing are driving innovation and discovery.

Astrophysics Major and Minor Launched at Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 9d

Peatlands are a type of wetland that store between 1/3 and 1/2 of soil carbon on Earth. As temperatures rise, that stored carbon is at risk of being released as CO2 and CH4.
Professor @joelkostka.bsky.social studies how, why, and how much these ecosystems release and what that means for our planet.

Meet the Microbes: What a Warming Wetland Reveals About Earth’s Carbon Future

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 13d

Molecular fossils may not always be what they seem.

“Just as archaeologists know to be careful in how they interpret physical fossils, historians of protein evolution could take similar care in their interpretation of molecular fossils.”

- @lynnkamerlin.bsky.social in this co-authored article⤵️

Molecular ‘Fossils’ Offer Microscopic Clues to the Origins of Life – But They Take Care to Interpret

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 13d

Scientists like Professor Lynn Kamerlin of our School of Chemistry and Biochemistry use molecular “fossils” to study the origins of life.

Molecular fossils are preserved organic material that has been transformed into fossils or has mostly decayed.

Molecular ‘Fossils’ Offer Microscopic Clues to the Origins of Life – But They Take Care to Interpret

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 14d

💬Epidemiological studies have suggested a strong link between air pollution and dementia, but what sets this study apart is that we also provide a convincing biological mechanism.
- Pengfei Liu, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 14d

The research findings help explain how small particle pollution from sources like car exhaust and wildfires can lead to Lewy body dementia, a disease that causes toxic clumps of protein to destroy nerve cells in the brain. This type of dementia affects millions of people around the world.

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 14d

A team of researchers, including scientists from our School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, recently examined how certain types of air pollution increase the risk of developing dementia. Their findings were published in @science.org.

New Links in Air Pollution and Dementia

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 15d

Georgia Tech continues its upward trajectory in the 2026 @usnews.com's Best Colleges rankings!

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 21d

A next-generation AI-ready supercomputer is coming to Georgia Tech! The Institute and its research partners received a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build an AI-centered supercomputer that will support scientific discovery on campus and nationwide.

A Nexus of Ideas

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Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society @gt-neuro.bsky.social · 23d

After nearly 10 years of weekly seminars, we’re reimagining the conversation.

Today, Tim Cope helped launch the INNSight Forum — a new weekly event exploring neuroscience, neurotech, and society through research, professional development, and community.

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Georgia Tech Research @gtresearch.bsky.social · 23d

Join founders, execs, and policymakers shaping what’s next in logistics, digital innovation, and smart governance at this year's Avant South. Get tickets at avantsouth.com

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 29d

Professors Wang and Deng’s models revealed that one region’s fire emissions can increase another region’s wildfire chances for the next season. This is because fire-emitted aerosols change the clouds in non-burning regions.
Learn more⤵️

Sparking New Ideas on How Wildfire Influences Climate | Research

Wildfires have spread across the planet for millennia, but they are increasing as the climate warms. Decimated forests, depleted crops, and destroyed buildings are the hallmark of wildfire devastation...

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 29d

Georgia Tech Professors Yuhang Wang and Yi Deng built a complete climate modeling system incorporating surface reflectivity, aerosols, heat released from fires, and other components. Their goal was to determine how wildfires feed into climate processes and weather systems.

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · 29d

🔥When wildfires burn, they affect more than the climate from which they originate. That’s why researchers from our School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences are studying wildfires and their impact on climate processes and weather systems.
🔗: research.gatech.edu/feature/wild...

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Alex Robel @iceclimate.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨🚨 We are recruiting a PhD student to start in Fall 2026 on the NeuCIM Project funded by @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social. Please send this opportunity to any candidates with interests related to ice sheet modeling, projections and/or machine learning iceclimate.eas.gatech.edu/opportunities/

Opportunities – GT Ice & Climate Group

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Aug 15

📣 Opportunity alert!
We are accepting applications for the position of chair and professor of the School of Biological Sciences. The role has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Learn more here: www.biosci.gatech.edu/chair-search

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Sep 5

During this week’s Institute Address, Georgia Tech President @cabreraangel.bsky.social reflected on a historic year that included record enrollment, campaign fundraising, and research expenditures. #WeCanDoThat 💛🐝

Georgia Tech’s Big Bets Delivering Record Results

One year ago, Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera revealed the four ambitious “big bets” that would provide the framework for Tech’s refreshed strategic plan. During his 2025 Institute Address in th...

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Sep 4

🔭 Atlanta-area stargazers: Tonight, we’re kicking off a new series of Public Nights at the Georgia Tech Observatory. Join us!
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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Sep 3

💬 AI and ML have the potential to revolutionize scientific discovery, but there is a clear need for foundational research centered on AI/ML methodologies and application to scientific problems.

- Dimitrios Psaltis, physics professor and director of our new #AI4Science Center

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎉We just launched the #AI4Science Center! This initiative aims to promote research and collaboration focused on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to address complex scientific challenges.

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Armita R. Manafzadeh @armanafzadeh.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻

Armita R. Manafzadeh @armanafzadeh.bsky.social · Jul 2

✨Some news✨: after finishing my postdoc, I’ll be starting my lab as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech. Join us in Atlanta to study how joints work and where they come from!

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Georgia Tech College of Sciences @gtsciences.bsky.social · Aug 28

Faculty and staff from across the College of Sciences gathered for the annual Fall Plenary. Dean Susan Lozier shared updates on enrollment, research, and teaching — and thanked everyone for their dedication:

“I’m grateful to kick off another school year with this incredible community.”

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Aishik Ghosh @aishikghosh.bsky.social · Aug 26

At the launch event for ‪@gtsciences.bsky.social‬'s AI4Science Centre: ai4science.ai.gatech.edu. With colleagues from psychology, math, earth sciences and everything in between. Looking forward to all the cross-pollination within the sciences and also with industry!

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Georgia Tech Research @gtresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

Farmers have neutralized soil acidity with a practice called liming. But liming has long been an assumed tradeoff in which removing acid also meant increasing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. New research shows that the opposite may be true. b.gatech.edu/3Jri5GE

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