Hu Takes Sigma Xi Best Faculty Paper Award
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, founded in 1886 at Cornell University, is the honor society of scientists and engineers that recognizes scientific achievement. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public's understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition.
Srinivas Garimella Awarded $2.3M for Heat Pump Project
The Department of Defense-Navy and Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced a total of $8.5 million in energy investments.
Andres 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 world’s largest general scientific society. They were awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
Suman Das Named Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Chair
GT 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 announced its plans to purchase 2,000 new Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids for its fleet. As part of the collaboration, Ford will jointly market GE’s alternative fuel infrastructure solutions to commercial customers and provide new alternative fuel vehicles for use at GE’s Vehicle Innovation Center.
Declercq 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 twenty-five ambassadors of the PromoDoc initiative. PromoDoc is a project funded by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus program focusing on the promotion of European higher education at the doctoral level.