Meet Ben Wang, executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI). GTMI is one of Georgia Tech's 10 interdisciplinary research institutes within the Georgia Tech Research enterprise. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I find myself fascinated by challenges at the nexus of advanced manufacturing,…
A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is expanding the precision and ability of a revolutionary immunotherapy that is already transforming oncology. CAR T-Cell therapy has been hailed by patients, clinical-researchers, investors, and the media as a viable cure for some cancers. CAR T-Cell therapy…
Maryam Saeedifard has been named as the recipient of the 2021 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Technology Research & Innovation Award. Saeedifard holds the Dean’s Professorship in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). She will be presented with this award at the 2021 U.S. C3E Women in…
Some neurons in the visual system act like Instagram photo filters, dialing up the darks and fading the whites at the center of our vision. It’s a well-known, fundamental process in the brains of humans and primates. Turns out it works that way in mice, too, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have now…
Meet Tim Lieuwen, executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI). SEI is one of Georgia Tech's 10 interdisciplinary research institutes within the Georgia Tech Research enterprise. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I work in fluid mechanics, combustion, and acoustics. These disciplines lie right at the…
At the opening ceremony of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, a fleet of 1,824 drones flew above the stadium, illuminating the night with an environmentally friendly light show. 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…
Vibrio cholerae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes cholera, has killed millions worldwide, and is still found in countries where infrastructure doesn’t support clean water. Cholera patients can suffer from severe vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to fatal dehydration. One factor V. cholerae uses to cause disease is a toxin-loaded…
Meet Hang Lu, director of the Bioengineering (BioE) Graduate Program, researcher in three interdisciplinary research institutes - IBB, IEN, and IDEaS, and Love Family Professor at the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it? I was trained as a…
Sometimes, cells permanently stop dividing but remain active — you could even say they are undead. Scientists have appropriately nicknamed them “zombie” cells, which is a much more colorful description than the biological term, senescence. Resistant to the natural process of cell death, or apoptosis, they no longer contribute to tissue repair or…
For decades, the Georgia Institute of Technology has focused on advancing artificial intelligence through interdisciplinary research and education designed to produce leading-edge technologies. Over the next five years, Georgia Tech will make a substantial investment in AI that includes hiring an additional 100 researchers in the field, further…
