A Look Back at 2023

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The end of the year is often a time to look back and reflect on what has happened over the past 365 days. For Georgia Tech, it’s no different. Here are some of the highlights and most widely read stories from the past year at the Institute.

College of Sciences Appoints 11 New Endowed Faculty

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The appointments recognize existing faculty within the College, and welcome new faculty members to the Institute.
Samantha Wilson (left) with nominating students Claire Riggs and Cameron Hyde , Samantha Wilson's GT 1000 Instructor of the Year Award

Samantha Wilson Named 2023 GT 1000 Instructor of the Year

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Students nominated School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences’ Samantha Wilson for this year’s top faculty honor in the GT 1000 program, which supports first-year students as they are introduced to the Georgia Tech experience.
Beijing pollution (Photo Kevin Dooley, Creative Commons) , Yuhang Wang

Study Reveals Wintertime Formation of Large Pollution Particles in China’s Skies

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School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers find dangerous sulfates are formed, and their particles get bigger, within the plumes of pollution belching from coal-fired power plants.
The team snowmobiling to a remote field site. , Inside the C130. , Left to right, PhD student Benjamin Riddell-Young, Nathan Chellman, and Rachel Moore holding an ice core at a remote field site. , Moore at the research station in Greenland. , Moore pictured on her birthday, holding the final ice core. , Nathan Chellman walking into the research trench over drifted snow. , The collected boxes of ice cores. , The team's remote field site. , The research team in Greenland. , The team standing in the research trench.

Digging Into Greenland Ice: Unraveling Mysteries in Earth's Harshest Environments

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Rachel Moore spent nearly 50 days in one of the most remote places on Earth, collecting ice cores; the research has implications for climate change predictions and searching for signs of life on icy worlds.

Announcing the Winners of the Fall 2023 Postdoctoral Research Symposium

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On Friday, Nov. 3, postdoctoral fellows participated in the Fall 2023 Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Research Symposium, hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Services.

College of Sciences Welcomes Nine New Advisory Board Members

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Alumni will lend their expertise to Dean Susan Lozier and College administrators regarding priorities and direction for sciences education and research.
, Georgia Tech's Janelle Dunlap conducts a hive inspection at the The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design. , Janelle Dunlap Profile

Janelle Dunlap Turns Beekeeping Into Art

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The Urban Honey Bee Project’s new beekeeper in residence is creating art and educating the public with her practice.

New Georgia Power Chair Receives USDA Grant to Trap Carbon, Boost Crop Yields

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Newly appointed Georgia Power Chair Chris Reinhard, an associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, will co-lead a $4.8 million USDA pilot project, studying a process that could help farms trap atmospheric carbon.

Sciences Scholars Named University Center of Exemplary Mentoring Program Fellows

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With goals to boost science, engineering, and computing Ph.D. researchers from underserved populations, UCEM grows in 2023 to include students from Schools of Biological Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics.