Recent News

Current News and Events

• School of Interactive Computing Launching Podcast to Address the 'Big Issues' in Computing

  

  September 12, 2018

  The podcast, called the Interaction Hour, is launching Tuesday, Sept. 18 and will be available on iTunes, Spotify, and Spreaker.

• Congratulations to Mario Bianchini

  

  September 11, 2018

  Bianchini's paper has been accepted for publication in the journal, German Studies Review.

• The Kendeda Building Provides Learning Opportunities Across Campus

  

  September 11, 2018

  Embodying the philosophy of the Living Building Challenge – to change how humans interact with the built environment – Georgia Tech is applying principles and lessons well beyond the project’s boundaries.

• Presentation - Summary of Adsorption Work of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

  September 10, 2018

  Jinming Luo, John C. Crittenden, presentation, September 9, 2018. Download PDF (1.7 MB)

• Insight into Chloride Effect on the UV/Peroxymonosulfate Process

  September 10, 2018

  Ying-Hong Guan, Jun Ma, Deng-Ke Liu, Zhao-fan Ou, Weiqiu Zhang, Xing-Long Gong, Qiang Fu, John C.Crittenden, 2018, Chemical Engineering Journal, 352, 477-489, DOI:   10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.027.

• Omar Asensio Works with City of Albany on Smart Communities Challenge

  

  September 7, 2018

  Omar Isaac Asensio, assistant professor in the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, was recently selected to work on one of four projects for the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge.

• Georgia Tech to Present Nine Poster Papers at ECCV 2018

  

  September 6, 2018

  Georgia Tech faculty and students will travel to Munich, Germany to present their research at the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV).

• IC Researchers Utilizing OMSCS as Test Bed for Wearable Tech in Online Learning

  

  September 6, 2018

  The research project is under a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for faculty Lauren Wilcox, Betsy DiSalvo, Thomas Ploetz, and David Joyner.

• Public Policy, Robotics, and Solving the STEM Teacher Challenge

  

  September 6, 2018

  Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy is an ideal place to study tough problems, says graduate student Ed Barker. That includes the shortage of STEM teachers, which he's taking on in his studies, and with the championship robotics team he mentors.

• School of Public Policy Alumni provide advice to current students

  

  September 5, 2018

  School of Public Policy hosted an event where alumni provided students valuable tips for success.

• "Uneven Urbanization in China: Causes and Consequences"

  

  September 5, 2018

  In this lecture, Deborah Davis summarizes the macrolevel shifts in China between 1980 and 2015 and draws on current research to discuss multiple dimensions of “uneven urbanization.”

• Presentation - Summary of Sustainability Work of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

  September 5, 2018

  Junchen Yan, Thomas Igou, Osvaldo Broesicke, Yongsheng Chen, John C. Crittenden, presentation, August 9, 2018. Download PDF (2.6 MB)

• Presentation - Summary of Advanced Oxidation Processes Work at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

  September 5, 2018

  Weiqiu Zhang, Xiaoyang Meng, John C. Crittenden, presentation, August 3, 2018. Download PDF (1.6 MB)

• What If Robots Could Learn Skills from Scratch?

  

  September 5, 2018

  A Georgia Tech lab is working to teach robots new skills with minimal data.

• Presentation - Summary of Membrane Work at the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

  September 5, 2018

  Su Liu, John C. Crittenden, presentation, August 3, 2018. Download PDF (0.9 MB)

• Full House for Speakers Series Kickoff

  

  September 4, 2018

  Over one hundred people attended the lively lecture on Empire of Cotton by Harvard historian Sven Beckert, which included asides on cotton in Georgia

• Magerko Named Director of Georgia Tech Graduate Studies in Digital Media

  

  August 28, 2018

  Brian Magerko, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), has been named director of the School’s influential Graduate Program in Digital Media (DGS). The program encompasses master’s and Ph.D. studies, nine labs and research groups, and research strengths in civic media and digital expression.

• The Application of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) and Development of Electrochemical and Development of Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes (EAOPs): from Bench to Pilot Scale

  August 27, 2018

  Xiaoyang Meng, Weiqiu Zhang, John C. Crittenden, presented at the 256th American Chemistry Society Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 21, 2018. Download PDF (4 MB)

• Presentation - Insight Into the Oxidation Mechanism of UV/Free Chlorine Process

  August 27, 2018

  Weiqiu Zhang, Shiqing Zhou , Shiqing Zhou, Jinming Luo, John C. Crittenden, presented at the 256th American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 21, 2018. Download PDF (3.2 MB)

• Congratulations to Chris Long

  

  August 26, 2018

  Chris Long has passed his comprehensive exams with a high pass. Congrats!