Sign in

Georgia Tech College of Engineering

@gatechengineers.bsky.social
393 followers 70 following 196 posts

The official Bluesky account for the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.

PostsRepliesMedia
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Georgia Tech engineers are teaching autonomous systems how to be “surprised” — to recognize when situations change & adjust. Researchers have developed a framework to help machines identify the unexpected, determine if it matters, and then decide how to respond. b.gatech.edu/4jqxwPi
Researchers Xiao Liu, Yu Ding, and Quan Zeng pose in the George Tower lobby.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In this @gatechmse.bsky.social materials science class, students don’t present — they perform. Faisal Alamgir's students create mini plays about important equations as they learn about atomic-scale structure-property relationships & materials characterization. b.gatech.edu/4hQ76oO
Composite image of a title slide for a skit putting an equation on trial and the four students who played the defense attorney, prosecutor, judge, and plaintiff.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Inspired by our nervous system, engineers in @georgiatechchbe.bsky.social have built a wireless network to allow wearables & implants to work together like never before. With it, they can use sensors in one part of the body to trigger a therapeutic response elsewhere. b.gatech.edu/4ryty9p
b.gatech.edu
Engineers Connect Health Wearables and Implants Using the Body as the Network
Inspired by the ionic signaling of our nervous system, researchers built sensors and therapeutic devices that can communicate and coordinate with each other through tissue.
042
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We’ve risen to No. 2 in the nation in the new undergrad engineering rankings from @usnews.com — and we’re still tied as the top public program! ISyE is No. 1 for its 26th straight year and 7 other degrees are first or second. See the full list:
b.gatech.edu
Undergrad Engineering Reaches No. 2 in 2027 US News Rankings
The College climbs to its highest position in history and remains tied as the top public program. Industrial, civil, and environmental engineering rank No. 1.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
8 of our engineering researchers have earned NSF CAREER awards in recent months — the National Science Foundation's most prestigious early career grant. They study antibodies, the behavior of composite materials, data center energy efficiency, atmospheric nitrogen & more. b.gatech.edu/46MA7vD
Composite of eight CAREER recipients. Top row shows John Blazeck, Lauren Garten, Suhas Jain, and Aditya Kumar. Bottom row shows Divya Mahajan, Da Pan, Sung Jin Park, and Emily Sanders.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good luck to these Yellow Jackets headed to California this week for the next stage of the AI Grand Prix autonomous drone racing competition. They advanced after placing 7th out of ~3,000 teams worldwide! b.gatech.edu/4ioXdPR
“AI of Sauron” team members pose in front of Tech Tower.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Georgia Tech electrical engineers are leading a $10M+ @darpa.mil project investigating whether tiny mechanical forces can help computers process information using far less energy — and still be practical for real-world use. See what they have in mind: b.gatech.edu/4r3CUtl
b.gatech.edu
Can Mechanical Strain Power the Future of Computing?
Backed by $10.6 million from DARPA, Georgia Tech researchers are investigating how nanoscale mechanical forces can help computers process information using less energy.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Professor Lauren Stewart will serve as the leading advocate for engineering faculty members as the College’s new ADVANCE professor, extending her solutions-oriented leadership into a new role. Congrats! b.gatech.edu/4ybEiMO
Lauren Stewart
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As he begins his first academic year leading our College, Dean Mitchell Walker talks about some of his early priorities & the surprises of taking on a new role at a place he knows well. b.gatech.edu/3UgQn4Z
Mitchell Walker poses outside Tech Tower.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Virtual reality is preparing Kia Georgia workers for the pace and pressure of assembly line work before their first day on the factory floor. See what Georgia Tech engineers created to help new hires learn & gain confidence: b.gatech.edu/3Sgisc2
Digital hands hold a power tool in the virtual reality training environment new workers use at Kia Georgia to practice their skills before they work on the real production line.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
First day of classes on campus ... and in the beautiful new home for our top-ranked industrial and systems engineering program. Allow us to introduce George Tower:
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Georgia Tech is a core partner in the 10-year effort to modernize domestic textile manufacturing. With materials science and engineering as the hub for our work, FutureTEX will harness expertise across Tech. b.gatech.edu/4wCs4Mi
b.gatech.edu
Georgia Tech Chosen as Founding Partner for Pentagon Initiative to Rebuild U.S. Textile Manufacturing
The FutureTEX project will invest up to $480 million over 10 years to bring more textile manufacturing and advanced technology back to America.
021
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Another big competition season for Georgia Tech Solar Racing — a win at the Formula Sun Grand Prix & an occupancy record at the Electrek American Solar Challenge with their SR-4 Aurora vehicle. They were the only team in both to race with 4 riders the whole time! b.gatech.edu/3S8hkqA
Georgia Tech Solar Racing's vehicle on the track at the Formula Sun Grand Prix.
020
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Georgia Tech engineers are "waking up" aging immune cells, restoring enough lost function to allow them to fight infections like younger cells. Right now, it’s a temporary effect. But they’re working to make it last longer. b.gatech.edu/4zg4qrx
Zhonghao (Eric) Dai, wearing a lab coat, safety goggles, and a blue glove, holds up a blue-green silicon wafer while Ankur Singh stands beside him.
120
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Never know what you might find in our hundreds of labs ... a mini ocean, the moon's surface, huge bridges, miles of gas lines. Peak behind the scenes into some of our hidden (and not-so-hidden) labs: b.gatech.edu/4hG7AOI
A person sits on the edge of a water tank monitoring a small watercraft on the surface.A person wearing a virtual reality headset interacts with a humanoid robot.Two people work with antennae in a chamber with spiky acoustic walls.People moving a concrete slab in a lab.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Think much about the engineering in an aluminum can when you pop the top? Researchers in Nian Liu's @gtchbe.bsky.social lab do. They've created unique tools to study the thin protective layer inside cans to help Novelis conduct rapid tests and develop new products for customers. b.gatech.edu/4wcIFXw
A researcher holds part of the unique beverage can testing tools developed in Nian Liu's lab.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Teaching robots to walk is getting faster & cheaper. Georgia Tech researchers’ new “learn-to-teach” approach helps humanoid robots navigate real-world terrain — sand, hills, rocks & more. Even pushed off balance, their controller adapts on the fly. See more: b.gatech.edu/4wKqZ5g
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In Shreyes Melkote's lab, Georgia Tech engineers work to make robots accurate enough to do very precise airplane manufacturing tasks. It's a long-running partnership with Boeing that could one day boost flexibility & productivity while reducing costs. b.gatech.edu/4v5yYc0
Researchers work with a robotic arm modified with computer vision and real-time control systems to enable precision machining work.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
With automated drone battery swapping stations & drone-in-a-box systems, mechanical engineering alumni Curt Lary & Nicholas Mulka are using their Georgia Tech know-how to expand access to aerial data collection & security monitoring. b.gatech.edu/44CcMLO
Nicholas Mulka and Curt Lary stand with drone docking stations outside their facility.
110
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Before Crystal SAS invested in automating a time-consuming, manual process on their sock-production line, they wanted to know if it was feasible. They turned to Georgia Tech Capstone Design students for a structured engineering approach & some fresh, unbiased ideas. b.gatech.edu/4xNY1Tq
Composite image showing engineers in the Crystal SAS factory with a sock-packaging machine, a closeup of the machine, a small inset of a wood-based prototype, and a pair of socks.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Small airports could be useful bases for drones. But navigating alongside human pilots w/no air traffic control will be tricky. Georgia Tech researchers created a system that “listens” to pilot radio calls to help drones better predict where aircraft are going & steer clear. b.gatech.edu/4vmzrYd
b.gatech.edu
Listening to Radio Calls Helps Autonomous Aircraft Better Predict Where Human Pilots are Flying
Researchers have turned pilot-to-pilot radio calls around airports with no control tower into data that drone aircraft can use to steer clear of other planes.
020
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
All the technology underpinning huge events like the World Cup is mostly invisible. Our electrical and computer engineering experts pull back the curtain on the tech that keeps fans connected, ensures safety, and helps athletes perform at their peak. b.gatech.edu/4oDdSAc
b.gatech.edu
What It Takes to Deliver a Tech‑Heavy World Cup
With hundreds of thousands of people attending the 104 World Cup games over the next 39 days and billions more watching at home, an immense amount of technology will be needed to ensure a seamless, sa...
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Dropping a new Helluva Engineer magazine in your timeline — with a peek into interesting research labs (a mini ocean & mini moon, among them) and ways we're partnering with industry on real-world challenges. Check it out: coe.gatech.edu/magazine
Magazine cover thumbnail with "Helluva Engineer" nameplate featuring Yashwanth Nakka with robotic rovers on his simulated moon surface
030
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
ICYMI: Four years of hard work paid off for the Georgia Tech EcoCAR team with a FIRST PLACE finish at their final competition! AND: they swept 1st in the technical, communications & vehicle demonstration categories. Great job! b.gatech.edu/3Q4yMeL
Georgia Tech's reengineered Cadillac LYRIQ EV drives across wet pavement during testing.Members of the Georgia Tech EcoCAR EV Challenge team and Interim Dean Doug Williams with their Cadilac LYRIQ.
030
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pleased to share Steve Ruffin will be interim chair of aerospace engineering, guiding one of the nation's best AE programs during our search for a permanent school chair. A long-time faculty member, he was most recently associate dean in the College of Lifetime Learning. b.gatech.edu/4uNnR8p
Steve Ruffin
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
From this year’s FAIR Tech competition: Engineering solutions to improve navigation and access across Georgia Tech’s campus & an event template to help students share their food and culture with each other. Meet the winners: b.gatech.edu/4dDcUQM
Competition winners pose after their presentations. Janiya Richardson holds a smart cane and Ignacio Montoya stands in a walking exoskeleton next to Ayomide Samson Oluwajoba and Taofik Ahmed Suleiman.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Mitchell Walker is the new dean of engineering at Georgia Tech, leading our College into the next era. A respected researcher in advanced propulsion, Walker has been a faculty member & leader in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering since 2005. b.gatech.edu/4u0m6Ds
Mitchell Walker
040
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A tour of some of Georgia Tech’s most advanced manufacturing machines on the 1st installment of our new YouTube series Engineered at Tech. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/dgfJFt_6Ils
youtu.be
Advanced Manufacturing | Engineered at Tech (Episode 1)
YouTube video by Georgia Tech College of Engineering
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Impactful research. Stellar teaching. Dedication to service. Passion for invention and entrepreneurship. We’re proud to recognize this year’s College of Engineering Faculty Award Winners, including @laurensteimle.bsky.social, @hollister-lab.bsky.social & others: b.gatech.edu/4v2eHES
Composite of the 8 engineering faculty award winners. Top row: Akanksha Menon, Hong Yeo, Kinsey Herrin, and Lauren Steimle. Bottom row: Kevin Haas, Omer Inan, Scott Hollister, and Kim Paige.
110
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
For Tau Beta Pi Cup winner Michael Silas, community & connection have been a key part of his Georgia Tech experience. Meet the @georgiatechchbe.bsky.social major who won the College’s top honor for graduating students: b.gatech.edu/4wJz4Iy
Michael Silas poses in the atrium of the Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congratulations to Craig Forest & Hang Lu, who’ve been honored with the University System of Georgia’s highest faculty distinction. Forest has been appointed a Regents’ Entrepreneur & Lu a Regents’ Professor. b.gatech.edu/4nosmTS
Craig ForestHang Lu
030
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This weekend, we sent another 3,000 engineers out to serve our world. Among them was someone who’s been at that work for 6 decades already, but service in the Army kept him from Commencement in ’60 & ’66. 🎓 Meet Ken Grundborg: b.gatech.edu/4tv7hZt 📸 More photos: bit.ly/4dCg5b5
Kenneth Grundborg accepts his master's degree on stage from School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair Don Webster.A graduate cheers as she walks across the stage.A graduate poses with Buzz.Wide, high-angle view of the Engineering Master's Graduation Celebration in McCamish Pavilion with the floor full of graduates and a speaker on the jumbotron.
021
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In 2022, Lukas, Rivash, Priscilla, Antonia, Carson and Ghufran had big plans for their lives. And Georgia Tech was going to help them get there. Now it’s time for their exit interviews. b.gatech.edu/4uAKuMU
Six students standing together on white background: Lukas Anisansel, Rivash Deepnarain, Priscilla Pierre, Antonia Rabisheva, Carson Veal, and Ghufran Bhatti.
020
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Defense against enemy drones. Systems to improve organ transplants. Methane-oxygen rocket designs. Swimming simulators. Help for nonprofits, drivers, drummers, golfers. It was all on display at our Capstone Design Expo. b.gatech.edu/4mVRUr8
Three women stand in front of a car with its hood open, showing the flow-optimized intake manifold they created for the BMW M54 engine.A robotic moon rover designed to traverse steep slopes of lunar craters.A group of students poses with a model of their dual-pressure zone wound healing device for surgical complications where the intestines' contents leak through the skin.A man “swims” on an indoor swimming simulator designed to replicate the feel and biomechanics of freestyle swimming without water.
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Ultra low-power and still high-speed. Georgia Tech researchers are using special lenses to unlock unheard of data speeds for backscatter systems that could allow battery-free wireless sensors to be deployed at massive scale. b.gatech.edu/4sW43xR
b.gatech.edu
How a Lens Is Pushing the Limits of Near-Zero‑Power Wireless Communication to Gigabits‑Per‑Second Speeds
Emmanouil Tentzeris and Marvin Joshi’s new work demonstrates how a lens‑enabled backscatter system can deliver modern wireless capability without traditional transmitters.
031
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Fabric from fungi? @gatechmse.bsky.social student Mya Love Griesbaum has created a sustainable fashion startup to help the planet and connect people to it more closely. They're using fungi to decompose synthetic textile waste and turn it into new fabrics. b.gatech.edu/494vf6i
Mya Love Griesbaum shows off a textile sample created by using fungi to degrade discarded synthetic fabric.
130
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Georgia Tech engineering and computing researchers have created battery-free smart home sensors from simple metal tags. They produce unique ultrasonic pulses that can signal door & window openings and other activities to a nearby wearable device. b.gatech.edu/3QwfYor
000
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Researchers in @georgiatechchbe.bsky.social can use light to make a microscopic “muscle” contract on command. The ability to control those tiny forces could inform designs for new synthetic cells that deliver drugs. b.gatech.edu/4mgaSZv
A yellow star on the left and a microscope image on the right of single-cell organisms making the same star shape.
021
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
TWO top-ranked programs – industrial and biomedical engineering – and a jump to No. 3 for mechanical engineering in the new @usnews.com graduate engineering rankings. Every program is 9th or better with engineering overall at No. 4. Get the full rundown: b.gatech.edu/4tRXYDF
Tech Tower with vector overlays of rhombi in gold, navy, and gray, and the text “No. 4 Graduate Engineering Program in the Nation"
040
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Engineered cell lines can take years and millions of dollars to develop. So there’s real potential for theft and industrial espionage. @georgiatechchbe.bsky.social engineers now can protect valuable genetic material with a new “lock” that works at the DNA level. b.gatech.edu/4v82QFN
Research team members Ishita Kumar, Corey Wilson, and Luisa Barraza-Vergara.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Humans are about to circle the moon for the first time in 50+ years aboard Artemis II. Georgia Tech engineers reflect on why we go to the moon … and why it matters. b.gatech.edu/3NOclcH
b.gatech.edu
‘Welcome to the Future!’ Artemis II Set for Launch to the Moon
Georgia Tech alumni, including some with NASA leadership roles in this week’s launch, reflect on the first crewed launch to the moon in more than 50 years.
011
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Congratulations Georgia Tech engineers @rbeyah.bsky.social & Gabriel Rincón-Mora for their election to #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! It’s a lifetime honor (and one that has celebrated Tech researchers for more than 100 years). b.gatech.edu/3PuvlgQ
Raheem BeyahGabriel Rincón-Mora
020
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
With new generative models, Georgia Tech materials scientists can use AI to design polymers based on the properties they need. The models are like an LLM that speaks chemical language instead of words. b.gatech.edu/4t5YKfx
Rampi Ramprasad and three members of his research team discuss their AI models for generative polymer design in his office.
021
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Such a special weekend gathering to celebrate our Alumni Awards. Some highlights: Dean’s Impact Award for Hex & 10 Hall of Fame inductees. Plus new mid-career distinguished engineers & outstanding young alumni. See all the winners: b.gatech.edu/3PAPMZl
Curt Lary and Nicholas Mulka from Hex hold their Dean's Impact Award alongside emcee Jim Borders and interim Dean Doug Williams.2026 Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni honorees pose with the Ramblin' Wreck.Newly inducted Engineering Hall of Fame members pose with the Ramblin' Wreck.New members of the Council of Young Engineering Alumni pose with the Ramblin' Wreck.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Mosquitos may seem like they’re swarming you all together in the summer. But actually, they’re each following their own cues. New insights from Georgia Tech mechanical engineers on mosquitos' flight behavior could improve how we control the pests: b.gatech.edu/4uC6esq
A computer visualization shows a person standing among thousands of yellow, green, and blue swirls, spirals, and lines that represent trajectories of individual mosquitos.
001
Reposted by Georgia Tech College of Engineering
Georgia Tech Research @gtresearch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Beyond the immediate devastation of the war in Iran, the conflict has also illuminated a rapidly growing danger: the vulnerability of ships to disruption of navigation systems. @gatechengineers.bsky.social researcher explains in @us.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/when-gps-lie...
theconversation.com
When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
In addition to watching out for missile and drone attacks, mariners in conflict zones need to be on guard for GPS spoofing and other cyberattacks. The stakes are high and mariners are ill-prepared.
087
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Moving beyond symptom management toward real treatment for lymphatic disease, thanks to a $21.8M investment from @arpa-h.bsky.social. What Susan Thomas & Brandon Dixon have in mind: b.gatech.edu/40vbVdR
Brandon Dixon and Susan Thomas
020
Reposted by Georgia Tech College of Engineering
Georgia Tech Research @gtresearch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Researchers at @gatechengineers.bsky.social and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of pressure injuries and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned. b.gatech.edu/47rCvbE www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wus...
youtube.com
Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent Pressure Injuries
YouTube video by Georgia Tech
021
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
From medical and exoskeleton robots to new materials and civil engineering data collection, our 4 new National Academy of Inventors senior members are turning research into real-world impact. b.gatech.edu/46scw3o
Headshots of Jason Azoulay, Jaydev Desai, David Frost, and Aaron Young.
010
Georgia Tech College of Engineering @gatechengineers.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We’re dreaming of a new home for our aerospace engineering school, and The Delta Air Lines Foundation is helping us move it closer to reality! The facility will elevate one of the nation’s top aerospace programs & fuel Georgia's economy. b.gatech.edu/4aPZNZP
b.gatech.edu
The Delta Air Lines Foundation Makes $5M Commitment for New Aerospace Engineering Building
The Delta Air Lines Foundation has made a $5 million commitment to advance the construction of Georgia Tech’s new Aerospace Engineering Building. The ambitious capital project will elevate one of the ...
130