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Atlanta Science Festival Launches With Celebrate STEAM at Georgia Tech

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Over 5,000 people attended Georgia Tech's Celebrate STEAM event on March 8, which showcased more than 60 demonstrations in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.
The Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT) site collects real-time data during the Los Angeles wildfires. Courtesy: Haroula Baliaka , Investigators used measurements recorded hourly at the ASCENT monitoring site in Pico Rivera, approximately 14 miles south of the Eaton Canyon fire, to assess atmospheric lead during the Eaton Canyon and Palisades fires. Courtesy: Haroula Baliaka , The ASCENT facility in Pico Rivera is equipped with a range of aerosol measurement instruments, including the Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) for non-refractory aerosols, Xact for detecting trace metals, Aethalometer for assessing black/brown c

LA Fires Trigger Temporary Spike in Airborne Lead Levels

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The fires enabled the first real-time data on airborne lead, thanks to a pioneering air quality measurement network.
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Seven Appointed as BBISS Faculty Fellows

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The BBISS Faculty Fellows program has been in place since 2014. Fellows are drawn from across all seven Georgia Tech Colleges and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).
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Unearthing Climate Solutions

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Georgia Tech researchers explore how to improve the planet, one rock at a time.
Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.
 The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

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In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

EAS Graduate Student Donglai Yang Selected iHARP Polar Informatics Graduate Fellow

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Donglai Yang, a second-year PhD student in geophysics, was selected as one of two recipients of the 2025 iHARP Polar Informatics graduate fellowship.

College of Sciences Announces New Leadership Group for Young Alumni

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The College of Sciences launched its Young Alumni Board, a volunteer-based leadership group that is tasked with deepening the relationship between recent Yellow Jacket graduates and the College. The inaugural Board consists of 13 members who obtained an u

NSF RAPID Grant to Analyze Plume Chemistry

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Led by School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Greg Huey, the NSF RAPID grant is for analyzing air chemistry data collected during a three-week span when a chemical plume impacted the Atlanta area.

Rising Tide Program Launches for Early Career Scientists

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Rising Tide will welcome researchers for two-year fellowships that are focused on faculty mentoring and skills development to apply for competitive faculty positions.