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GTRI’s Marshall Bronston Credits Others for Pushing Him to System Engineering’s Highest Heights
GTRI principal research engineer Marshall Bronston has become one of only slightly more than 300 individuals worldwide to earn the Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) certification through the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
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Celebrating Inclusive Excellence: Margarita Gonzalez and a Nontraditional GTRI Path
Margarita Gonzalez is a senior researcher, and ICL’s (Information and Communications Lab) lead for transformation and innovation (T&I) applied research. She uses her diverse skillset and unique ability to translate between the technical and the non-technical to serve GTRI and sponsors.
Celebrating Inclusive Excellence: Carlos Davila, a Leader of Adults and Youth
Two tenets of Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) mission are to “improve the human condition” and to “educate future technology leaders.”
Celebrating Inclusive Excellence: Mike Ruiz’s Drive to Serve Students and the Nation
Elbert (Mike) Ruiz has loved to tinker since he was a child who dreamed of lab coats and beakers. Now a principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Mike shares the story of his family motivating his career and the mentorship he offers to students.
GTRI Hosts 63 High Schoolers for Second Virtual Internship Program
STEM@GTRI's 2021 internship program, which lasted five weeks and was held virtually amid Covid-19, included 63 high schoolers from across Georgia who were selected from an application pool of 364, and 30 professionals at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) representing six of the eight GTRI labs and one support unit.
Peachy Robot: A Glimpse into the Peach Orchard of the Future
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is developing a robot that utilizes deep learning to automate certain aspects of the peach cultivation process, which could be a boon for many Georgia peach farms grappling with a shortage of workers.
GTRI, Georgia Tech Develop AI Psychiatry to Advance National Security
A group of researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have teamed up under the inaugural GTRI Graduate Student Fellowship Program to develop a revolutionary cyber forensics technique called AI Psychiatry that seeks to combat adversarial cyber risks without reducing the effectiveness of an organization's artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
Using UV Water Disinfection to Save Lives, Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Just one year after building portable UV disinfection chambers to address the personal protection equipment (PPE) shortage amid Covid-19, GTRI Research Engineer Robert Harris is already planning for the next potential pandemic. Harris is researching UV water disinfection as another tool to save lives and hopes to educate others about how to use the technology safely and effectively.
GTRI Supports Combat Search and Rescue Missions by Implementing New Imaging Technology
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to improve search and rescue capabilities for the Air Force through the government's Multi-Spectral Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MISeR) program. By attaching an electro-optical infrared sensor system from Northrop Grumman to Airdyne Aerospace’s Special Airborne Mission Installation & Response (SABIR) arm, the Air Force can better perform combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions.
Celebrating Inclusive Excellence: Promoting Accessibility for Everyone
With the upcoming anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which, when signed into law on July 26, 1990, prevented the discrimination of employees with disabilities, three Georgia Tech employees share their stories and discuss how society can be made more accessible for all.