Yellowstone National Park and the Absaroka Range via Avalanche Peak summit, July 2021 (Jess Hunt-Ralston, Georgia Tech) , Sally Ng in her indoor environmental chamber , Atmospheric sampling site

$12 Million NSF Grant Will Establish Nationwide Atmospheric Measurement Network

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A multi-state network will measure aerosols to gain a better understanding of climate and public health.
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Georgia Tech Researchers Partner with Savannahians to Implement Data-Driven Solutions

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The Smart Sea Level Sensors team just published a dashboard that allows for real-time flood visualization to aid in emergency planning and response in Chatham County.
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Jennifer Glass, Chris Reinhard Join Scialog Colleagues in the Search for ‘Signatures of Life in the Universe’

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The duo of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences associate professors are among 20 Scialog® winners of $1.1 million in funding. Glass and Reinhard are also among AGU’s latest cohort of annual awardees.
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Protecting Rural Schoolchildren from Prescribed Fire Emissions

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A new grant will allow Georgia Tech researchers to create strategies to protect schoolchildren from harmful wildland fire emissions
College of Sciences Dean Susan Lozier welcomes guests to the September Sciences Celebration (Photo Renay San Miguel) , School of Biological Sciences professor Joel Kostka presents Steve Diggle (right) with his Cullen-Peck Faculty Fellowship Award (Photo Renay San Miguel) , Frank Cullen and Elizabeth Peck (left) present the Cullen-Peck Fellowship to School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences associate professor Chris Reinhard (Photo Renay San Miguel) , School of Chemistry and Biochemistry professor and chair M.G. Finn and Gretzinger Moving Forward Award winner Raquel Lieberman (Photo Renay San Miguel) , School of Mathematics student Esther Gallmeier (2nd from right), Frances O. Hite Memorial Scholarship winner, with members of the Hite family (Photo Renay San Miguel) , CoS alumnus and Immel Award donor Charles Crawford (left) and Immel Award winner Chris Jankowski, School of Mathematics (Photo Renay San Miguel) , Jeff and Pam Leddy (left) with School of Chemistry and Biochemistry's Stefan France, winner of the Leddy Family Dean's Faculty Excellence Award (Photo Renay San Miguel) , School of Chemistry and Biochemistry's David Sherrill, winner of the Faculty Mentor Award (Photo Renay San Miguel)

September Sciences Celebration: College Welcomes New Faculty, Honors Faculty Award Recipients and Math Scholarship Winner

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Recipients of 2020-2021 awards recognized at ceremony after pandemic delay; new faculty members also welcomed
Free t-shirts and local restaurant discounts are popping up at Tech's Covid-19 vaccine clinics and asymptomatic surveillance testing sites on campus. , Mihir Kandarpa, vice president of Well-being for Undergrduate SGA (left) shares surprise swag with those participating in weekly asymptomatic surveillance testing at Georgia Tech. , Vaccine clinic volunteer Claire, a third-year student studying biochemistry, holds one of the GT Athletics t-shirts handed out at a recent campus clinic. , Ms. Keresa, a staff member with Georgia Tech's Covid-19 campus vaccine clinic. , Rewards you could receive through surprise swag drops and random drawings this month when you get vaccinated on campus or participate in weekly testing.

Get Tested. Get Vaccinated. Get Rewarded.

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Georgia Tech is introducing new rewards to encourage individuals on campus to get vaccinated and test weekly.

How I Spent My Summer: NSF REUs Welcome Undergraduate Researchers

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In 2022, all six schools in Georgia Tech's College of Sciences will offer a summer NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Students attending this year's REUs recount what they learned, and how it will impact their academic careers.
Frances Rivera-Hernández taking field samples in Antarctica in 2015 (Photo Frances Rivera-Hernandez) , Miers Valley in Antarctica (Photo Pierre Roudier/Wikimedia) , Frances Rivera-Hernández , Curiosity Rover "selfie" at Mont Mercou, Mars (Photo NASA)

Rivera-Hernández Wins NASA Grant to Aid Current Mars Rover Missions — and Find ‘Martian Lakes’ for Future Rovers and Crews

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Frances Rivera-Hernández and her team will soon head to Antarctica to study an ancient lake bed that may aid in search for past life on Mars, plus clues to climatic changes

CMDI: Mighty Microbial Dynamics for a Healthier People and Planet

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CMDI merges disciplines, aggressively recruiting microbiologist ‘superstars’ to take back the high ground from antibiotic-resistant pathogens and emerging diseases — and to harness microbes for new medicines, cleaner environments, and climate solutions.
College of Sciences alumni from three schools are in this year's class of Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40. , Check out the 2021 "40 Under 40" interactive honoree dashboard, courtesy of Joshua Preston, College of Computing at Georgia Tech: bit.ly/40under40-viz , Arindam Basu, MS Math 09, PhD ECE 10 (Associate Professor, City U) , James Belanger, EAS  07, PhD EAS 12  (Senior Meteorological Scientist, The Weather Company, IBM) , Kristen Marhaver, Bio 04  (Associate Scientist, CARMABI Foundation) , Melissa Nord,  EAS  13   (Meteorologist, 11 Alive) , Michole Washington, AM 16 (Mathematics Education Doctoral Candidate, University of Michigan) , Thomas “Bo” Hatchett, Bio 13 (Georgia State Senator – District 50, Georgia State Senate)

Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40: Meet the 2021 Class

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The Georgia Tech Alumni Association has released its annual list of young graduates working to change our world, with six College of Sciences alumni from three schools among those honored in the 2021 class of the Tech’s 40 Under 40.