Salt Marsh Grass On Georgia’s Coast Gets Nutrients for Growth From Helpful Bacteria in Its Roots

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A new study points to possible help for restoring marine ecosystems — and provides more data on the role microbes play in marsh plant health and productivity.
Covid Mask Tested Fabric Samples , Sally Ng in her lab , Filtration Lab Setup for Covid Mask Study , A fluid dynamics experiment shows small fluorescent particles carried along by the flow. The particles represent the types of data used in the School of Physics study. (Credit: Roman Grigoriev) , Roman Grigoriev

Faculty and Students Honored with 2022 Sigma Xi Awards

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College of Sciences faculty research papers and student theses are spotlighted by the Georgia Tech chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week

Week of Events Highlights Sustainable Development Goals

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The campus community is invited to participate in a variety of events that increase awareness of and encourage actions that advance the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Shane Kimbrough in the space station's cupola in August (courtesy: NASA) , Shane Kimbrough

A Day With an Astronaut

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NASA astronaut and alumnus Shane Kimbrough will spend March 4 on campus for a series of events. 
Annalisa Bracco (left) and Élise Beaudin at the World Expo in Dubai. (Photo: Annalisa Bracco) , Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week , Élise Beaudin , Annalisa Bracco , UN SDGs

Celebrating UN Sustainable Development Goals Week: 'Young Minds for Healthy Lives on a Healthy Planet'

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As we celebrate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Action and Awareness Week, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences’ Élise Beaudin and Annalisa Bracco share their work on climate and marine heat waves at Dubai's World Expo.
"Ocean Adventures with Millie and Sam" created by students Danielle Newman, Clayton Parnell, Parinia Patel, Devon Robinson, and John Thompson. , "Ocean Adventures with Millie and Sam" cover created by students Danielle Newman, Clayton Parnell, Parinia Patel, Devon Robinson, and John Thompson. , Devon Robinson , Annalisa Bracco

NOAA Features Alumna's Children's Book: 'Ocean Adventures with Millie and Sam'

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In her senior year in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Devon Robinson joined fellow students in writing and illustrating a children's book about the deep ocean. Now, their class project is an e-book with NOAA's RESTORE program.
Dorien Minor

Celebrating Black History Month with Dorien Minor

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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences' Dorien Minor shares perspective, career plans, and the importance of representation in STEM.
Alexander Robel holds ice used in glacial melt research. , Alexander Robel (All Photos, Video: Alexander Robel and Earle Wilson) , Alexander Robel sets up an experiment to study glacial melt. , Alexander Robel with an ice experiment in his lab. , Water with dye is used to illustrate seawater seep under glaciers. , Dye-injected water illustrates warm saltwater seepage under glacial grounding lines.

Seawater Seep May Be Speeding Glacier Melt, Sea Level Rise

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Alexander Robel leads a new study projecting that warm seawater — seeping under certain glaciers — could eventually lead to future sea level rise that’s double that of existing estimates, with new findings published in The Cryosphere.
Susan Lozier, Dean of the College of Sciences (Photo: Tamara Lackey) , NASA visualization of North Atlantic Ocean currents. (Photo: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio) , Researchers with OSNAP (Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic) prepare to launch marine sensors. (Photo: Heather Furey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Susan Lozier Receives Top American Meteorological Society Honor

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Dean Lozier is honored as recipient of the American Meteorological Society’s top award in oceanography: the 2022 Henry Stommel Research Medal.
An Atlanta K-5 student joins a Georgia Tech LEO volunteer to learn about the science behind making slime (Photo: 2020) , Little Einstein Organization volunteers Paige Holland (left) and Grace May prepare at-home science kits for Atlanta K-5 students. (Photo: Olivia Gravina) , From L to R: Little Einstein Organization volunteers Madison Cochran, Eduardo Ramirez Velez, Sydney Bules, and Anna Cobb put together homemade Silly Putty kits. (Photo: Olivia Gravina) , At-home science kits prepared by Little Einstein Organization volunteers at Georgia Tech. (Photo: Olivia Gravina) , Pamela Pollet , Olivia Gravina

Little Einsteins Organization Brings Science and Engineering to the Kids

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Through the Little Einsteins Organization, Georgia Tech students are creating at-home science kits, collaborating with K-5 schools and local libraries, and using Zoom to keep Atlanta's youngest scientists and engineers engaged in STEM.