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Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach

Posted: September 22, 2021

Researchers from Georgia Tech have been awarded a $2.5 million National Science Foundation Smart and Connected Communities Grant to develop systems that will improve travel mobility, safety, equity, and sustainability using the city of Peachtree Corners,

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On-Demand Multimodal Transit Solution to Bring Equitable, Affordable Transportation to Atlanta’s Underserved Communities

Posted: September 21, 2021

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million Stage 2 Civic Innovation Challenge grant to a team led by Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck to pilot an On-Demand Multimodal Transit System in Atlanta.

Joshua Weitz Named Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence

Posted: August 24, 2021

School of Biological Sciences professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair heads to France to hold Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence, continue virus research, and teach

Human use of fossil fuels, especially for transportation, is a major producer of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Valerie Thomas Named Chair of National Academies Committee to Study Life Cycle Analysis of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

Posted: August 17, 2021

Thomas, an expert in life cycle assessment, sustainability, and science and technology policy, will lead the committee's considerations of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

Frances Rivera-Hernández taking field samples in Antarctica in 2015 (Photo Frances Rivera-Hernandez)

Rivera-Hernández Wins NASA Grant to Aid Current Mars Rover Missions — and Find ‘Martian Lakes’ for Future Rovers and Crews

Posted: August 12, 2021

Frances Rivera-Hernández and her team will soon head to Antarctica to study an ancient lake bed that may aid in search for past life on Mars, plus clues to climatic changes

Lunar Flashlight project (Credit: NASA JPL)

The Search for Lunar Ice

Posted: July 20, 2021

A new agreement with NASA puts Georgia Tech on a mission to find water on the Moon

Queensferry Crossing from Port Edgar Maria (Credit: Transport Scotland)

New 'Vibrant Pack Energy Harvesters' to Harness Big Bridge Vibrations

Posted: July 20, 2021

Traffic and wind regularly cause low frequency vibrations to ripple through steel and concrete in bridges. This energy would normally travel away from its source before dissipating — but Rachel Kuske has joined an effort to capture and recycle this energy

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Researchers Pinar Keskinocak and Julie Swann

Modeling Finds Relaxing Covid-19 Safety Protocols During Vaccination Period Risky

Posted: June 25, 2021

A new mathematical simulation has concluded that the continued practice of mask wearing and social distancing during ongoing vaccinations could help stem a potential surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly as more infectious variants emerge.

Centralized Ordering, Modeling Will Keep PPE Supplied to Research Labs

Posted: June 29, 2020

Georgia Tech has developed an automated and centralized system for replenishing PPE stock in research labs.

Digital Tool Helps Hospital Make Important Coronavirus Retest Decisions

Posted: April 13, 2020

The dearth of coronavirus tests and the many false negatives confront doctors with a difficult decision this new tool helps them make.

Georgia Tech Delivers $4 Billion in Economic Impact to the State of Georgia

Posted: September 26, 2021

Georgia Tech is committed to putting research into action. In fiscal year 2021, the Institute brought in $1.2 billion in new grants and contracts for research and other sponsored activities. Of this amount, $781 million was granted to GTRI.

Cybersecurity

Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Widely-Used Method for Securing Phone Data

Posted: September 24, 2021

New vulnerability enables attackers to steal secure data from low-end phones.

Scialog® announces winners of $1.1 million for "Signatures of Life in the Universe" program.

Jennifer Glass, Chris Reinhard Join Scialog Colleagues in the Search for ‘Signatures of Life in the Universe’

Posted: September 24, 2021

The duo of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences associate professors are among 20 Scialog® winners of $1.1 million in funding. Glass and Reinhard are also among AGU’s latest cohort of annual awardees.

Illustration of the e-tattoo device and how it would operate

Wireless E-Tattoo for Pneumonia Aims to Transform Patient Monitoring

Posted: September 24, 2021

Georgia Tech ECE Assistant Professor Shaolan Li is part of an effort to develop a wearable device for patients with pneumonia, allowing medical personnel to track their progress remotely and use data to predict how their condition may change.

Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach

Posted: September 22, 2021

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Market Expansion

Posted: September 22, 2021

SETRI will work to address the region’s most pressing needs towards realizing the benefits of electric transportation, such as greater coordination and collaboration among key stakeholders, and regional market challenges.

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Georgia Tech Researchers Receive $2.5 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Atlanta-Area Transportation Through Holistic Community Approach

On-Demand Multimodal Transit Solution to Bring Equitable, Affordable Transportation to Atlanta’s Underserved Communities

Joshua Weitz Named Blaise Pascal International Chair of Excellence

Valerie Thomas Named Chair of National Academies Committee to Study Life Cycle Analysis of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

Rivera-Hernández Wins NASA Grant to Aid Current Mars Rover Missions — and Find ‘Martian Lakes’ for Future Rovers and Crews

The Search for Lunar Ice

New 'Vibrant Pack Energy Harvesters' to Harness Big Bridge Vibrations

Modeling Finds Relaxing Covid-19 Safety Protocols During Vaccination Period Risky

Centralized Ordering, Modeling Will Keep PPE Supplied to Research Labs

Digital Tool Helps Hospital Make Important Coronavirus Retest Decisions

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Wireless E-Tattoo for Pneumonia Aims to Transform Patient Monitoring

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