Headshots of Jason Azoulay, Jaydev Desai, David Frost, and Aaron Young.
From medical and exoskeleton robots to new materials and civil engineering data collection, our 4 new National Academy of Inventors senior members are turning research into real-world impact. b.gatech.edu/46scw3o
We’re dreaming of a new home for our aerospace engineering school, and The Delta Air Lines Foundation is helping us move it closer to reality! The facility will elevate one of the nation’s top aerospace programs & fuel Georgia's economy. b.gatech.edu/4aPZNZP
David Frost stands at the glass doors of the new home for the Geosynthetic Institute, which feature a large Georgia Tech logo.
Excited to welcome the Geosynthetic Institute to its new home at Georgia Tech and to Atlanta later this year! b.gatech.edu/4b8HC2A
A story of true cross-pollination between engineering, the Georgia Tech Research Institute & @gtcomputing.bsky.social!
Aerospace engineer Yashwanth Nakka can’t get to the moon to test his rover designs and control algorithms. So he’s bringing the moon to Atlanta. youtu.be/6mfijEE-9Gc
David McDowell headshot
Congratulations to David McDowell for his election to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors for engineers! He spent his entire career as a Georgia Tech engineer, building computer algorithms & models to predict how materials deform and fail. b.gatech.edu/4kDvJ8g
Yao Xie headshot
Yao Xie is joining the @nationalacademies.org New Voices initiative for 2026-28, helping expand the expertise engaged in the Academies’ work. The Georgia Tech industrial engineer will bring perspectives in data science, operations research & machine learning to the program. b.gatech.edu/4tol6Ke
A small patch of haptic actuators worn on the side of Matt Flavin's neck. Paired with a smartphone, the actuators can help people with vision loss navigate their environment.
Matt Flavin holds an example of haptic actuators arranged on a hexagonal patch in his lab.
With "epidermal virtual reality," Georgia Tech engineer Matt Flavin is using haptics to create a realistic sense of physical touch that could help blind people navigate their environments or stroke patients stabilize their gait. b.gatech.edu/4qdego9
Muhannad Bakir and members of his research team examine and evaluate chips in the lab.
One way to boost computing performance and lower cost is to rethink how chips are packaged. Instead of building one massive chip, engineers in Georgia Tech researchers produce small chiplets. When assembled, they can outperform traditional monolithic designs. b.gatech.edu/4a5gmAD
An aerial view illustration of an ambulance moving through traffic with stoplights and drones.
Atlanta's notoriously bad traffic can have life-threatening consequences for patients in ambulances. Georgia Tech engineers are using a digital twin of North Ave to predict when and how to clear the path in emergencies — saving critical minutes that can save lives. b.gatech.edu/3Z5EQob
Ph.D. student Farhan Rahman makes adjustments to a prototype wristband worn by Omer Inan. The device would sense an overwhelming stress response and deliver electrical stimulation to counteract it.
Omer Inan's lab is working on a wristband to short-circuit debilitating responses for people with PTSD or other stress-related disorders. The device would sense the rising stress response & deliver precise electrical stimulation to blunt the overreaction. b.gatech.edu/4qDCXv8
Shimeng Yu and a student in their lab with research equipment and images of chips on two screens. Yu is reimagining computer memory design to improve performance.
Georgia Tech's Shimeng Yu is changing how processors and memory chips are physically connected — stacking them vertically to move data across the chips’ full surfaces not just a narrow edge. That means moving data faster to handle the huge demand of AI models. b.gatech.edu/3NFxk0J
During a research session, a participant looks at a monitor and imagines saying the text cue displayed on screen. Text below the cue shows the brain-computer interface’s prediction of her imagined words.
Georgia Tech engineers are using AI & brain-machine interfaces to help patients with ALS or stroke damage reconnect with the world. Looking at both hand movements & speech in the brain, they're trying to recreate the ability to seamlessly switch between different kinds of tasks. b.gatech.edu/45fHWcN
A student shows water testing strips to a group of children in Chisopani Bhirkhe, Nepal.
Women gather with aluminum containers at a water source in Nepal.
The three EWB Georgia Tech team members taking a selfie with a group of kids in Nepal.
Getting water is a daily challenge for the 1,000 residents of Chisopani Bhirkhe, a small rural village in Nepal. Georgia Tech engineering students are working to help, designing and deploying a system to stabilize water supply and improve access. b.gatech.edu/49A7T8i
Georgia Tech student Yash Rajgure uses an Apple Vision Pro headset to demo a team project in an entrepreneurship course.
Apple Vision Pro headsets are making the invisible (or hard to visualize) tangible for our electrical and computer engineering students. They're able to interact with tough abstract concepts & turn budding ideas for spatial computing into real-world startups. b.gatech.edu/4qce6y8
A small prototype implantable device seen in the end of a syringe.
Alex Abramson works with grad students Ramy Ghanim and Joy Jackson to test an implantable device in their lab.
Imagine wearable health devices, smartwatches & body implants working together to deliver therapies quickly and at precisely the right spot. That's the future Alex Abramson is creating, including implants small enough to be placed by syringe instead of surgery. b.gatech.edu/49iYr8U
Suman Datta in the lab with research equipment and images of chips behind him. Datta is building high-performance transistors at much lower temperatures, allowing them to be stacked vertically on a chip.
We're far from done fitting more transistors onto computer chips. But only a few places are skilled enough to keep pushing the limits. At Georgia Tech, Suman Datta is working in 3D, stacking more transistors in the same footprint — without damaging the lower layers. b.gatech.edu/4ppgOzj
Aerial photo showing the waterfront Battery area of Charleston, South Carolina.
Georgia Tech civil engineers are helping Charleston, SC, officials predict when floodwaters will limit access to a key hospital and pre-position emergency responders. Their digital twin of the city uses real-time data to make smart, hyper-local decisions in critical moments. b.gatech.edu/450Q5lc
A person sleeping in bed with sensors on his forehead and arm.
Sleep disturbances are tough to detect. Studies in a special lab just don't replicate a good night's sleep in patients' own beds. Mechanical engineer Hong Yeo has a better way: a trio of soft wireless devices able to capture gold-standard sleep data in the comfort of home: b.gatech.edu/4pWVOkm
Srinivas Peeta stands next to a car in a simulator lab with a virtual environment on screen behind him.
How we get around is changing as new options like self-driving rideshares arrive in earnest. Civil engineer Srinivas Peeta is unraveling what that means for communities and how we plan for a more connected transportation future. Hop in: b.gatech.edu/4aE5tYj
Power amplifier chips are in all our modern wireless devices, boosting signals in cell phones, satellites & more. They take lots of energy & produce lots of heat. Georgia Tech ECE alumnus Edgar Garay has designed a chip that's 2x as efficient, 2x as powerful, and 1/2 the size. b.gatech.edu/4pbHIdH
Composite of six images: Muhannad Bakir and his students examine chips through microscopes. Shimeng Yu and Suman Datta pose in a lab with computers and images of chips behind them. Callie Hao holding two circuitboards. Asif Khan holds a silicon wafer in a cleanroom. Tushar Krishna holding a circuitboard with computer screens of data in the background. Ali Adibi stands in front of equipment and a computer screen in his lab.
The challenge for modern computing isn't just putting more transistors on a chip; it’s engineering progress across “the stack,” from materials & devices at the bottom to software at the top. We're working on $1B+ in projects to meet that challenge. b.gatech.edu/4j9Mo2p
Data centers are resource hogs. We see it in headlines — and our energy bills. But what can we do about it? Georgia Tech engineers are creating new approaches to data centers and cooling materials to help. And thinking about the energy picture, too. b.gatech.edu/4oZl209
Excited to partner with @rivianofficial.bsky.social to support talented electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering students! The first Rivian Scholars program will offer students tuition support plus internship opportunities at the electric vehicle company. rivian.com/newsroom/art...
Tweezers holding an advanced semiconductor memory chip design from Shimeng Yu's lab.
Cool December evenings + a new issue of Helluva Engineer magazine. Perfect!
Ever-more-powerful chips, better (not bigger) data centers, the frontiers of wearable tech, digital twins & more. Dive into the future of computing: coe.gatech.edu/magazine
Several rows of seated master's degree graduates smile while waiting for the start of the Fall 2025 Engineering Master's Graduation Celebration.
We sent 3,000 new engineers into the world last weekend to solve important problems for our communities and the world — including these master’s degree graduates. Congratulations, Yellow Jackets!
More photos: bit.ly/3MDHM8v & bit.ly/3XSDjRV
Deepakraj “Deepak” Divan headshot
Arijit Raychowdhury headshot
Congrats to our newest members of the National Academy of Inventors – Deepak Divan & Arijit Raychowdhury! They’ve advanced power grid modernization and pioneered semiconductor design. They're joining a growing roster of Georgia Tech creators elected to the Academy. b.gatech.edu/3Ymxmg1
Peter Petrecca and his grandson Cole Rogers in McCamish Pavilion.
It’s been 60 years since Peter Petrecca earned his aerospace engineering degree here. And no one else in the family has studied engineering at Georgia Tech. But this week, there’s finally another Yellow Jacket in the family when his grandson Cole Rogers graduates. b.gatech.edu/48N8jHV
Program leaders Lauren Morton and David Torello with a group of Dean’s Scholars and Ann and David Flanagan, who initially seeded the program.
From an initial 6 scholarships, we now have 108 endowments in place for our Dean’s Scholars Program — thanks to companies & individuals who believe in this cohort-based program for talented engineering students that offers tuition help + leadership, mentoring & academic support. b.gatech.edu/3YhUPyY
Team Chief’s hand-worn device improves communication between service dogs and their handlers by providing haptic feedback to the dog that corresponds to gestures from the handler.
4 sets of glasses and an eye chart from Project Sight, which aims to improve children’s access to prescription eyewear in rural areas of low-income countries.
Best overall team Bladder Buddies at the fall 2025 Capstone Design expo hold their oversized check worth $3,000 alongside Buzz.
Team Titans poses in Coca-Cola gear with their reusable, portable water bottles for flavored drinks that allows for flavor control, mixing, and customization.
Projects at last night’s Capstone Design Expo addressed medical needs, helped nonprofits to improve their service, designed safer roads and futuristic aircraft, and built robots for farms, power companies & search and rescue. See some of the solutions on display: b.gatech.edu/4rxfJHH
