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Academic & Research Groups
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Recent News
Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs Maintain High Rankings
In U.S. News and World Report’s 2026 list of the best engineering graduate schools, Georgia Tech’s civil engineering program is ranked No. 3 and environmental engineering is listed at No. 4.
In U.S. News and World Report’s 2026 list of the best engineering graduate schools, Georgia Tech’s civil engineering program is ranked No. 3 and environmental engineering is listed at No. 4.
Remaining Civil: 125 Years of Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech
At Georgia Tech, civil engineering has grown and evolved significantly since the program was established 125 years ago. What began with one instructor and a handful of students is now one of the top programs in the nation.
At Georgia Tech, civil engineering has grown and evolved significantly since the program was established 125 years ago. What began with one instructor and a handful of students is now one of the top programs in the nation.
Challenge Accepted
Successful giving challenge raises $10 million to support graduate students
Successful giving challenge raises $10 million to support graduate students
Ameet Pinto to Lead Project as Part of Genesis Mission, Transforming Scientific Discovery Through AI
Pinto, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and faculty director for interdisciplinary research and collaboration for the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, will lead “AI-Enabled Single Cell Phenotyping to Advance Biomanufacturing.”
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Pinto, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and faculty director for interdisciplinary research and collaboration for the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, will lead “AI-Enabled Single Cell Phenotyping to Advance Biomanufacturing.”
Aditya Kumar Receives NSF CAREER Award for Composite Materials Research
Kumar’s research focuses on understanding how composite materials fracture and fail based on their internal structure. The long-term goal is to enable a more predictive approach to designing stronger and more fracture-resistant materials.
Kumar’s research focuses on understanding how composite materials fracture and fail based on their internal structure. The long-term goal is to enable a more predictive approach to designing stronger and more fracture-resistant materials.
Sustainable Solutions Team Finishes Second in National Competition
Georgia Tech was awarded second place in the Sustainable Solutions Competition at the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Student Championships.
Georgia Tech was awarded second place in the Sustainable Solutions Competition at the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Student Championships.
Mining New Possibilities for Critical Minerals: Mapping a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain
A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.
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A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.