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Four headshots of Singh Family Award winners: Andrew McShan, John Blazeck, Yann Ferry, and Alexander Kedzierski
April 2, 2026

Singh Family Gift Funds High-Risk Research at Center for Immunoengineering

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The Center for Immunoengineering at Georgia Tech has awarded the inaugural Singh Family Research Awards to two faculty members and two students advancing innovative immunoengineering projects.
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Ankur Singh, a man in a gray suit jacket with a dark pink button-up shirt stands in front of a work bench in a lab.
April 2, 2026

Georgia Tech-led Research Team to Develop SHIELD Against Deadly Biological Threats

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A Georgia Tech-led research team has received up to $6 million to develop SHIELD, a new platform designed to rapidly create immune-based countermeasures against a wide range of deadly biological threats.
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Ankur Singh, the Carl Ring Family Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, in his lab.
April 1, 2026

Georgia Tech-led Research Team to Develop SHIELD Against Deadly Biological Threats

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A team of researchers led by Ankur Singh has been awarded up to $6 million from DTRA of the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the development of MCMs against deadly biological threats that endanger public health, national security, and warfighters.
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Research team members Ishita Kumar, Corey Wilson, and Luisa F. Barraza-Vergara
April 1, 2026

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop First Genetic Passcode Lock to Protect Valuable DNA

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Research published in Science Advances demonstrated the effectiveness of this technology in protecting high-value engineered cell lines.
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Abstract illustration of clustered white nanoscale particles moving through a dark vessel with signal waves.
March 30, 2026

The Smartest Robots May Be the ‘Dumbest’ Ones

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Georgia Tech engineers have created electronics-free robotic swarms whose collective intelligence emerges entirely from mechanical design, enabling coordinated behavior for applications in medicine, space, and beyond.
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Banner graphic with a gold star trophy and the text “Institute Research Award Winners 2026.”
March 25, 2026

Georgia Tech Recognizes Excellence with 2026 Institute Research Awards

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Georgia Tech has named the 2026 Institute Research Award recipients, recognizing faculty, staff, and research teams whose work advances innovation, mentorship, collaboration, and societal impact across the Institute’s research enterprise.
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A female mosquito lands on a human.
March 18, 2026

Why Mosquitoes Swarm Your Head: They’re Following Signals, Not Each Other

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Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time — which could improve mosquito-control strategies.
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Andson Lab
March 18, 2026

Engineering a Faster Path to Life-Saving Therapies

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When Mason Chilmonczyk, M.S. ME 2017, Ph.D. ME 2020, arrived at Georgia Tech to pursue graduate degrees in mechanical engineering, his goal was to become a professor. Instead, an unexpected turn in his research led him to entrepreneurship.
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Blue and orange spirals against a light blue background.
March 17, 2026

Turning Carbon Into Chemistry

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a breakthrough system to manufacture valuable amino acids. It’s the most efficient system of its kind — and removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits.
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Group of people at Georgia Tech/Sandia MOU signing
March 12, 2026

Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia

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The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.
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Two adults wearing protective gowns and gloves stand beside a hospital crib, using a tablet device while examining an infant lying on the mattress as medical equipment and monitors surround the crib.
March 10, 2026

The Penicillin of Pressure Injuries: Researchers Develop New Sensor System to Prevent a Common Hospital Complication

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To address this issue, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a new, flexible, sensor-filled fabric to monitor areas at risk of PIs and alert hospital staff when a patient needs to be turned.
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A person wearing a blue lab coat stands with arms crossed in a laboratory filled with shelves of scientific equipment, supplies, and a refrigerator unit in the background.
March 6, 2026

Target the Tumor. Spare the Body.

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Housley and his team are developing self‑assembling nanohydrogels that deliver cancer drugs only when they reach tumor‑specific conditions, aiming to reduce side effects and make treatment more precise across multiple cancer types.
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