The official Bluesky account for the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mruudwgh2k2wNever 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/4hG7AOI30 Jul 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruudwgh2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mrdghxwp2s2wThink 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/4wcIFXw23 Jul 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdghxwp2s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mqs2u33brk2wTeaching 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/4wKqZ5g16 Jul 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs2u33brk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mpmaafa2zc26In 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/4v5yYc001 Jul 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmaafa2zc26https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mph6z3f7jc26With 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/44CcMLO29 Jun 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph6z3f7jc26https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mp2glfudf226Before 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/4xNY1Tq24 Jun 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2glfudf226https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3moxriuj2qc26Small 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 https://b.gatech.edu/4vmzrYd23 Jun 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxriuj2qc26https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mokxqvqqnc2dAll 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 https://b.gatech.edu/4oDdSAc18 Jun 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokxqvqqnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mnus7xefjs2dDropping 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/magazine09 Jun 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnus7xefjs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mnijiqtyjs2vICYMI: 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/3Q4yMeL04 Jun 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnijiqtyjs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mncyb7cfpc2vPleased 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/4uNnR8p02 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncyb7cfpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mmyt2peipc2vFrom 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/4dDcUQM29 May 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyt2peipc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mmtqbtrqjc2vMitchell 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/4u0m6Ds27 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtqbtrqjc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mmf4fwruls2vA 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 https://youtu.be/dgfJFt_6Ils21 May 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmf4fwruls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mm7og2vczc2vImpactful 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/4v2eHES19 May 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7og2vczc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mlt4p2xshs2vFor 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/4wJz4Iy14 May 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt4p2xshs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mlr2e3vbxk2vCongratulations 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/4nosmTS13 May 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr2e3vbxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mllvuyi4gc2yThis 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/4dCg5b511 May 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvuyi4gc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3ml6ygh6qrc2yIn 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/4uAKuMU06 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ygh6qrc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mknfk6jsnc2yDefense 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/4mVRUr829 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknfk6jsnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mkaxrfkh2c2yUltra 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 https://b.gatech.edu/4sW43xR24 Apr 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaxrfkh2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mk3uyfjmxk2yFabric 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/494vf6i22 Apr 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3uyfjmxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mjwybvuius2yGeorgia 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/3QwfYor20 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwybvuius2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3miyr46k7yc23Researchers 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/4mgaSZv08 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyr46k7yc23https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mivub62y6223TWO 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/4tRXYDF07 Apr 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivub62y6223https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mim3tnd2hk23Engineered 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/4v82QFN03 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim3tnd2hk23https://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mieiud6co22vHumans 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 https://b.gatech.edu/3NOclcH31 Mar 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieiud6co22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mhxxevtlcc2aCongratulations 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/3PuvlgQ26 Mar 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxevtlcc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mht254jcxs2aWith 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/4t5YKfx24 Mar 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht254jcxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gatechengineers.bsky.social/post/3mhqfpxghuk2aSuch 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/3PAPMZl23 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:cejohzepdp545b6ithtshosf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqfpxghuk2a