A lightning tracking system operated by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) provided weather forecasters with information to help protect visitors at World Cup events in Atlanta.

Jill I. Gostin, a former longtime researcher at GTRI, has been elected to serve as the President-Elect of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

A lightning flash that extended from near Dallas, Texas to Kansas City, Mo., now holds the record for the longest lightning discharge ever recorded. Known as a “megaflash,” the lightning discharge spanned some 515 miles (829 kilometers) and lasted 7.39 seconds.

Principal Research Scientist Jill Gostin has been named a candidate for the 2026 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) President-Elect, marking another milestone in her distinguished career of leadership and innovation.

Collaboration among three Georgia institutions of higher education on the operation of a new weather radar system will enhance student learning, provide new opportunities for research, and help improve severe weather coverage in north Georgia.

This spring, the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE) presented awards at the 2024 Georgia Engineering Awards to esteemed individuals who have demonstrated excellence in engineering. Among the nominees and winners were Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Principal Research Engineer in the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL), Ryan Bales, and Student Assistant in the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), Mary Kate Broadway.

For its inaugural Defense-University Affiliated Research Traineeship (DART) Program, GTRI recently partnered with Alabama A&M University to conduct research for the U.S. Army. DART seeks to leverage the pipeline of researchers underrepresented in STEM and accelerate their awareness, knowledge, access, and opportunities in R&D contracting for the DoD.