Gaining Business: Georgia Manufacturing Survey
The 2012 Georgia Manufacturing Survey provides some welcome good news for Georgia companies. For the first time since researchers began tracking the statistic, more Georgia manufacturers have been...
View ArticleStudy Shows How a Hopping Robot Could Conserve its Energy
A new study shows that jumping can be much more complicated than it might seem. In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping...
View ArticleLow-Resistance Connections Facilitate Use of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes...
Using a new method for precisely controlling the deposition of carbon, researchers have demonstrated a technique for connecting multi-walled carbon nanotubes to the metallic pads of integrated circuits...
View ArticleWepfer Receives 2012 Fellow of ABET Award
Congratulations to Dr. William Wepfer, chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, for being selected to receive the prestigious 2012 Fellow of ABET Award.The Fellow of ABET Award was...
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Christine is responsible for planning, organizing and facilitating school wide functions and events. Staff Group: StaffJob Title (short): Event CoordinatorPrimary Staff Department: Administrative Office
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Steven will be responsible for managing the resources and personnel that assist School researchers and educators in fabricating equipment. Staff Group: StaffJob Title (short): Machine Shop...
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Amit will be responsible for enhancing corporate support for our design courses, including capstone design projects and 2110 funding, managing design curriculum facilities, coordinating the Capstone...
View ArticleDeclercq Selected as European Union PromoDoc Ambassador
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has selected Nico Declercq, Associate Professor of Acoustics and Dynamics in Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, as one of...
View Article100 Years of Service to the Woodruff School
Congratulations to Norma Frank, John Graham, and Melinda Wilson on their retirement after a combined100 years of service to the Woodruff School!
View ArticleGT Collaborates with GE, Ford on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering with GE and Ford Motor Co. to study ways to add greater efficiencies to electric driving and charging performance.GE recently...
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EducationPhD, The University of Texas at Austin, December 2007 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, May 2005B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan,...
View ArticleBiomimicry OR Biologically Inspired Design
According to the Biomimicry Guild, "Biomimicry is an innovation method that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature's time-tested patterns and strategies—for example, a solar cell inspired by a...
View ArticleGlezer and Henry Awarded Energy Department Grants
Researchers from the Woodruff School have been awarded three grants totaling more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to develop...
View ArticleSuman Das Named Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Chair
Suman Das has been named to the Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Chair in Mechanical Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing Systems in recognition of his international leadership at the forefront of advanced...
View ArticleAndres Garcia Named AAAS Fellow
Seven Georgia Institute of Technology faculty members, including the Woodruff School's Andrés Garcia, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the...
View ArticleDefining Tomorrow
Georgia Tech's strategic plan, titled "Designing the Future", contains five key strategic objectives. As the largest and most influential academic unit at the Institute, it is appropriate for the...
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Staff Group: StaffJob Title (short): Administrative ProfessionalPrimary Staff Department: Admin Support Team 1
View ArticleSelf-Assembled Monolayers Create P-N Junctions in Graphene Films
The electronic properties of graphene films are directly affected by the characteristics of the substrates on which they are grown or to which they are transferred. Researchers are taking advantage of...
View ArticleCapstone Design Teams Show Creativity and Promise
The winners of Fall’s Capstone Design Expo have been announced, with all projects demonstrating innovation and ingenuity.The best overall project, as determined by judges’ scores, was a training aid to...
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Areas of ResearchBiomechanics and mechanobiology, with focus on: glaucoma, including studies of aqueous humour drainage and optic nerve head biomechanics; mechanobiology of osteoarthritis; flow in the...
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