Professor Joel Kostka at the Al­ex­an­der von Hum­boldt Found­a­tion annual meeting and reception in Germany this week.

Joel Kostka re­ceives Hum­boldt Re­search Award

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The award will support Kostka’s research on the role of marine plant microbiomes in coastal climate resilience in collaboration with Germany’s Max Planck Institute.
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Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy

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As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and sustainability—of humanity’s next giant leap.
A satellite image of blooming phytoplankton, visible as green-tinted swirls, in the South Atlantic. Credit: NASA Credit: NASA (OCI sensor aboard PACE on January 5, 2025)

Ocean ‘Greening’ at Poles Could Spell Changes for Fisheries

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Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19.
Members of Pengfei Liu’s research team

Breathing in a Better Climate

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Georgia Tech researchers are innovating ways to study air quality — beginning with prehistoric insights and zooming all the way to satellites in our orbit.
Spring 2025 Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) Honor Roll

College of Sciences Faculty Named to Spring 2025 Honor Roll

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Eighteen faculty members from the College of Sciences have been recognized by their students for outstanding teaching and educational impact.
A view of Jezero Mons from the publication. The mountain is ~21 km across. , An image from the publication showing an oblique view from north-northeast of Jezero crater, with topography exaggerated ~3x , An illustration of Jezero Crater as it may have looked billions of years go on Mars, when it was a lake. Jezero Mons is visible on the front right-side of the crater rim. (Credit: NASA)

Volcano 'Hidden in Plain Sight' Could Help Date Mars — and its Habitability

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Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater — where NASA’s Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible return to Earth — is likely a volcano.
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Preparing to Study Venus’ Clouds

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Georgia Tech braves an active volcano to field test an instrument for a private space mission to Venus.
Tech Tower in Spring. Photo: Brice Zimmerman.

Celebrating Excellence Across the College of Sciences

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Dozens of members of the College of Sciences community were honored during Institute-wide celebrations held in March and April 2025.
Interdisciplinary faculty co-directors of the Astrobio Minor (from left): Jennifer Glass, Frances Rivera-Hernández, Nicholas Hud

Georgia Tech Offers New Astrobiology Minor

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Students from all majors are invited to register for the new Minor in Astrobiology at Georgia Tech.
Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS

How the US Can Mine Its Own Critical Minerals — Without Digging New Holes

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Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.