Clik here to view.
Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices & Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19
It’s a race against time that some participants liken to Apollo 13, the stricken NASA spacecraft for which engineers improvised an air purification system from available parts to get three astronauts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Student Profile: Quinnell Smith
Fifth-year mechanical engineering student Quinnell Smith discusses why she chose Georgia Tech, how she made the most of her time here, and her plans after graduation. Q: Tell us a little bit about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Former School Chair Bill Wepfer Elected President of ABET
Baltimore – On March 14, the ABET Board of Delegates elected 2020-2021 officers during the Spring Governance Meetings. The newly elected officers are William Wepfer as 2020-2021 ABET President-Elect...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alumnus Named University at Buffalo Dean of Engineering
Kemper Lewis, who earned his MS ('94) and PhD ('96) at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering was recently named dean of the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Simple, Low-Cost Ventilator Builds on Available Resuscitation Bags
A simple, low-cost ventilator based on the resuscitation bags carried in ambulances – and widely available in hospitals – has been designed by an international team of university researchers. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Tech Teams Among Winners in MIT COVID-19 Challenge Event
Three Georgia Tech interdisciplinary engineering student teams, each of which included at least one Woodruff School student, were among the four declared winners in their category at the MIT COVID-19...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seven Faculty Members Awarded Promotion
Seven faculty members from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded promotion, effective August 15, 2020. Congratulations to these exemplary members of our school...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Georgia Tech and Univ. of Michigan Team Up
Andrés García is one of the leading researchers in biomaterials and cellular/tissue engineering. Resolvin E1 (RvE1), a lipid derived from Omega-3 fatty acids, is a pro-repair molecule that promotes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hatzell Receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
Assistant professor Marta Hatzell has received an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award for her research project entitled “Electric Eel Inspired Energy Generation to Enable Underwater...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Levi Wood Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Levi Wood, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and researcher in the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, has received a Faculty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ME Students Juggling Their Way Through Tech
An oft-repeated phrase you hear on campus tours or during first-year orientation at Georgia Tech is that if you can’t find a student club to match your interest, start one and people will join...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open-AirVentGT Emergency Ventilator Provides Patient Monitoring, Feedback...
A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has created a prototype for a low-cost, portable emergency ventilator that uses electronic sensors and computer control to manage key clinical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thomas Awarded $3.2 Million National Cancer Institute Grant for Follicular...
Susan N. Thomas, Woodruff Associate Professor in Georgia Tech's George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a five-year, $3.2 million dollar RO1 grant from the National Cancer...
View ArticleEngineering Solutions to COVID-19
School Chair Samuel Graham and Professor Chris Saldana were guests on Dean Steve McLaughlin's Uncommon Engineer podcast, talking about what the Woodruff School is doing to address critical needs during...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Woodruff School Faculty and Staff Earn Institute Recognition
Traditionally, Georgia Tech hosts a Faculty & Staff Honors Luncheon in late April to recognize Institute awards earned during the year. With most campus operations suspended, the luncheon was not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Surfaces That Grip Like Gecko Feet Could Be Easily Mass-Produced
Why did the gecko climb the skyscraper? Because it could; its toes stick to about anything. Engineers can already emulate the secrets of gecko stickiness to make strips of rubbery materials that can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Whiteman Selected for Zeigler Outstanding Educator Award
Wayne Whiteman has been selected by his peers in the Woodruff School to receive the Zeigler Outstanding Educator Award and will deliver the Jack Zeigler Outstanding Educator Lecture during the upcoming...
View Article