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group of faculty and students pose for photo at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting

January 29, 2026

UGA Engineering tackles national transportation challenges
Alex Orso portrait

January 21, 2026

Orso named ACM Fellow
portrait of Yajun Yan

January 14, 2026

Yan named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Detail of samples in a pipette used in a biosafety cabinet

January 13, 2026

UGA sets another record with $654M in R&D expenditures in FY25
Matt Bilskie

December 9, 2025

Matt Bilskie: Improving coastal resilience through collaboration and mentorship
students pose with giant checks

November 19, 2025

Epilepsy sensor wins top prize at health and wellness pitch contest
Individual standing in front of screen presenting about Electric Vehicles

November 14, 2025

Fort Valley State University hosts statewide Electric Vehicle Awareness Conference
Individuals pose around electronic keyboard and screen displaying the name Modumidi

November 12, 2025

Pushing musical boundaries with Emily Koh’s ModμMIDI
Dan Geller

November 7, 2025

Dan Geller named director of startups in Innovation Gateway
watering can watering a brain

November 5, 2025

Student motivation may shape study habits, grades
A group poses in UGA's Small Satellite Research Lab

October 31, 2025

Mini satellites, major impact
Close up of laptop with spreadsheet

October 29, 2025

UGA computing professor wins Google Research Award to develop AI safety
Adrienne Madison

October 28, 2025

Adrienne Madison honored as 2025 Alumna of Distinction
Hurricane Ian flooded houses in Florida residential area. Natural disaster and its consequences

October 23, 2025

Reimagining insurance and resilience in a changing world

October 20, 2025

UGA Engineering Advisory Board welcomes six new members for 2025-2026
Erika Bown

October 8, 2025

Extraordinary Engineer: Erika Bowen
Conference room with people

October 7, 2025

Inaugural Battery Belt Forum brings together policymakers, industry, and utilities to advance EV infrastructure across the Southeast
depiction of cyberspace and code

September 30, 2025

Area of Emphasis in Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides preparation similar to Emerging AI Degrees
Kevin Wu poses in the CREATE lab

September 18, 2025

Design, build, innovate: UGA’s CREATE Labs provides prototyping possibilities
MAGNET logo

August 27, 2025

Governors, industry and education leaders announce tri-state manufacturing partnership
grid of headshots of new faculty

August 22, 2025

UGA Engineering welcomes 14 new faculty members
2025 ASEE Fellows posing with certificates

August 21, 2025

Huff named ASEE Fellow
Thirimachos Bourlai

August 20, 2025

Bourlai named UGA Faculty Innovation Fellow

August 14, 2025

UGA researchers develop alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers

July 28, 2025

Engineering students bring solutions to life in Capstone Design
Liang Dong

July 15, 2025

Liang Dong joins UGA as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
closeup of an epileptic seizure detection device

July 2, 2025

Pioneering the next generation of medical technologies
Stephan Durham

June 30, 2025

From the desk of Dean Durham: Year in Review 2024-2025
a view of a virtual workspace

May 28, 2025

VR could help train employees working with robots
grid of 12 individuals

April 4, 2025

2025 Faculty & Staff Award recipients

April 4, 2025

2025 Graduate Student Award recipients
grid image of 10 students

April 4, 2025

2025 Undergraduate Student Award recipients

April 3, 2025

Second annual College of Engineering Trailblazer Award recipients
Dilmeet Kaur

April 1, 2025

Extraordinary Engineer: Dilmeet Kaur
Bjorn Birgisson addressing summit participants

March 25, 2025

UGA hosts fourth annual Electric Mobility Summit
A portrait of Biomedical Engineering PhD student Ashley Galanti as she holds a device that she created to help detect epileptic seizures as part of her research. Portrait taken in her lab at the Riverbend Research Labs.

March 21, 2025

Ashley Galanti: engineering a solution
Hitesh Handa

February 28, 2025

Handa named Regents’ Entrepreneur
Alex Orso

February 27, 2025

Alex Orso named dean of UGA’s College of Engineering
Jidong Yang stands in front of Boyd Research and Education Center

February 25, 2025

Driving the future: Yang advances transportation engineering through AI and education
Jason Locklin, Kenan Song, and WenZhan Song

February 24, 2025

Three UGA Engineering faculty members named Senior Members of NAI
Faculty tour a dairy farm

January 30, 2025

Three Engineering faculty members selected to Rural Engagement Workshop cohort
GNEM / GAMA logos

January 28, 2025

Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association joins the Georgia Network for Electric Mobility
depiction of a self-driving car dashboard

December 10, 2024

Making self-driving cars safer, less accident prone
Cheryl Gomillion

November 22, 2024

Gomillion selected to inaugural AIMBE Emerging Leader cohort
Kyndra Higgins in the lab

November 19, 2024

Meet Kyndra Higgins, Fall 2024 3MT® Winner
vidalia onions

November 18, 2024

UGA uses AI, robotics to improve Georgia’s Vidalia sweet onion crop
Kyndra Higgins and Ron Walcott

November 15, 2024

Engineering students take home top prizes at Three Minute Thesis Competition
A rocket launch

October 24, 2024

UGA launches new undergraduate certificate in aerospace engineering
Lily Watts

October 23, 2024

Extraordinary Engineer: Lily Watts
a speaker stands at a podium next to a robot dog and in front of a sign saying "uga engr"

October 11, 2024

UGA celebrates National Manufacturing Day with Georgia AIM
UGA Arch

September 10, 2024

UGA signs first Intergovernmental Support Agreement to engineer a more resilient U.S. Navy

September 6, 2024

Team SunLab Wins the NSF AERPAW “Find a Rover” Challenge!
Bjorn Birgisson

August 29, 2024

Birgisson named inaugural Georgia Power E-Mobility Distinguished Professor
Faculty headshots arranged in a grid

August 29, 2024

UGA Engineering welcomes 13 new faculty members for fall 2024
Julie Martin

August 23, 2024

UGA professor named ELATES Fellow in national leadership program
Three men sitting at a table with laptops and notebooks

August 20, 2024

UGA College of Engineering and School of Public and International Affairs partner on unique Double Dawgs Pathway
Guoyu Lu and Qin Lu

August 19, 2024

Two UGA Engineering faculty granted NSF CAREER awards
A group of four men posing for photo in front of American flags.

August 15, 2024

UGA Engineering collaborates on $23 million advanced cancer imaging system project
Alison Banka

August 12, 2024

Engineering lecturer embraces change to help students succeed
Group of students looks on to guide standing at waterfront

August 2, 2024

Student project tackles coastal flooding on Sapelo Island
A woman assembling an electronic device

July 31, 2024

Bringing resilience home: doctoral student Luciana Iannone Tarcha begins project to install flood sensors in São Paulo, Brazil
Group of individuals posing with award

June 28, 2024

UGA’s provost and engineering professor honored for far-reaching impact in manufacturing
Workshop participants

June 27, 2024

UGA Engineering hosts AI workshop for middle school educators
An individual presents to a room full of people

June 26, 2024

Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center holds listening session in Atlanta
Bjorn Birgisson

June 17, 2024

Birgisson appointed executive director of Georgia Network for Electric Mobility

June 4, 2024

Convergence and collaboration to achieve circularity
Donald Leo

May 30, 2024

Dean Donald J. Leo named provost at Ohio University
Stephan Durham

May 22, 2024

Stephan Durham named interim dean of College of Engineering
People looking at electric vehicles

May 13, 2024

UGA hosts third annual Electric Mobility Summit
Mark Eiteman

May 7, 2024

Eiteman appointed interim chair of School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Students looking and pointing at poster

May 1, 2024

Engineering students showcase innovative solutions to real-world challenges
Group of UGA Engineering students with Kia Georgia representatives

April 25, 2024

Kia commits $1M to UGA’s initiative on e-mobility
Gagan Agrawal

April 15, 2024

Forging the future of computing at UGA
Faculty and Staff Awards

April 5, 2024

2024 College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards
Students stand in front of College of Engineering step and repeat holding award plaques

April 4, 2024

2024 College of Engineering Student Awards
Jenna Jambeck

March 28, 2024

Jenna Jambeck named 2024 SEC Professor of the Year
Todd Bridges

March 15, 2024

Bridges appointed Chapter Lead on the first U.S. National Nature Assessment
A man stands behind a podium speaking

March 14, 2024

Cox Automotive gift boosts e-mobility initiative at UGA

March 7, 2024

UGA named state’s Public Sector Engineering Employer of the Year
Elizabeth Brisbois

March 1, 2024

Brisbois elected NAI Senior Member
Yajun Yan

February 12, 2024

Yan secures $2M NIH grant for innovative work in engineering bacterial strains
School of Computing Director Gagan Agrawal; Research Day keynote speaker and Georgia Tech College of Computing Professor Irfan Essa; and School of Computing Associate Director Lakshmish Ramaswamy.

December 7, 2023

AI takes center stage at 2nd annual School of Computing Research Day
Matthew Bilskie headshot

November 30, 2023

Matthew Bilskie awarded grant for coastal resilience work
AIM Fellows 2023

September 25, 2023

Kisaalita, Mani inducted as ASABE Fellows
Collage of new faculty 2023

September 19, 2023

UGA Engineering welcomes 28 new faculty members
Victoria Lam Headshot

September 12, 2023

Extraordinary Engineer: Victoria Lam
Beshoy Morkos Headshot

August 23, 2023

Office of Research selects Morkos as 2023-24 Faculty Fellow
Effluent Sampling

May 23, 2023

Researchers find improved treatments for removing ‘forever chemicals’
Superfoam Demonstration

May 22, 2023

Researchers create antimicrobial ‘superfoam’
Thirimachos Bourlai

May 16, 2023

Savannah River National Laboratory, UGA Select Thirimachos Bourlai for Joint Appointment
IEEE_PES_Logo

November 28, 2022

Bulldog Engineer selected as IEEE PES Scholarship recipient
The Pearl of Doha in Qatar aerial view

November 21, 2022

UGA Engineering’s Dr. Birgisson collaborates in national resilience framework project for Qatar
Picture of tropical cyclone from space

November 14, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration recognizes UGA Engineering research
Nia George

November 7, 2022

Extraordinary Engineer: Nia George
Jenna Jambeck awarded MacArthur grant

October 17, 2022

College of Engineering’s Dr. Jenna Jambeck awarded MacArthur grant
Dr. Luke Mortensen in a lab

August 17, 2022

Dr. Luke Mortensen wins 2nd Scialog Award
Students presenting a plan to others

August 15, 2022

Revitalizing places: UGA students assist in redevelopment of Dublin, Georgia’s Stubbs Park
Changying “Charlie” Li pilots a large red robot

August 12, 2022

ROBOCROPS: Data science, technology and A.I. coalesce in the field of plant robotics
Listeria cgi close up

August 11, 2022

Researchers introduce rapid diagnostic test for Listeria
40 under 40 logo

July 13, 2022

Three engineering grads earn spot on UGA’s 40 Under 40 list
A marsh with tall green grass and water running through it

July 5, 2022

UGA Engineering teams with The Nature Conservancy to protect Georgia’s coast
A street flooded

June 30, 2022

New flood maps clarify the risk homeowners face
Damion Dixon in a lab

June 16, 2022

College of Engineering graduate student earns prestigious SEC assistantship
Computer class with projection on wall

June 13, 2022

UGA establishes School of Computing
Kelley Saussy

June 2, 2022

Saussy named senior director of operations and special projects
Scanning a face with a smart phone

May 18, 2022

Advancing facial recognition technology while prioritizing identity protection
Students working at computer

May 9, 2022

Doctoral students earn UGA Summer Research Grants
View from back of the summit room with many people seated facing the stage

May 3, 2022

Electric Mobility Summit dives into an evolving field
Students and faculty standing in front of building

April 26, 2022

Capstone program connects students’ academics with real engineering challenges
Organic Waste

April 21, 2022

Organic waste management can reduce greenhouse gasses
White electric car

April 14, 2022

Gift endows new professorship in electric mobility
Pouring liquid between beakers

April 13, 2022

Engineering and pharmacy add second Double Dawgs pathway
driftmier hall

April 4, 2022

Two College of Engineering assistant professors receive NSF CAREER Awards
WenZhan Song

March 29, 2022

Researchers protecting solar technologies from cyberattack
The Georgia Aquatic Connectivity Team under a culvert

March 21, 2022

New handbook outlines ways to improve Georgia’s stream crossings
Nicola Sochacka, left, and Joachim Walther, seen leading a discussion with students

March 16, 2022

Engineering Education Transformations Institute to transition to new leadership
Cheryl Gomillion

March 2, 2022

Cheryl Gomillion: Growing a diverse culture
Jakhari Gordon

February 21, 2022

Jakhari Gordon: UGA Mentor Program and GAAME Spotlight
Keshav Das

February 14, 2022

Engineering professor elected NAI Senior Member
William Kisaalita

January 26, 2022

Professor’s new textbook addresses engineering solutions in low-resource settings
Students smiling facing the camera

January 25, 2022

New program offers scholarships, academic support to first-year students
Arch on street

January 20, 2022

Electric Mobility Initiative taps into evolving tech field
Sonia Garcia

January 18, 2022

Garcia selected to lead undergraduate inclusive excellence initiatives
Beach covered in trash

December 22, 2021

Researchers help Miami fight plastic pollution
Scans of cancer

December 21, 2021

UGA Engineering research offers insight into cancer progression
Noah Nguyen

November 22, 2021

Extraordinary Engineer: Noah Nguyen
Hands full of pecans

November 16, 2021

Get cracking: UGA researchers work to improve pecan shelling process
People working in lab

November 10, 2021

College of Engineering launches major cross-disciplinary hiring initiative
Lacey Tucker

November 8, 2021

Extraordinary Engineer: Lacey Tucker
Students under tree

October 8, 2021

Students explore coastal housing challenges
Driftmier

September 13, 2021

Birgisson named Environmental, Civil, Agricultural & Mechanical Engineering chair
Microbeads

September 9, 2021

Researchers develop PHA-based microbeads that biologically degrade
Jenna Jambeck

August 23, 2021

Professor talks amount of plastic trash in US
Sunflowers

July 27, 2021

Study shows Georgia could cut its carbon footprint by 50%
Solar Panels

July 19, 2021

Renewable energy OK, but not too close to home
Cannon and Fort Pulaski

June 16, 2021

UGA students develop plan to improve infrastructure at Fort Pulaski
S. Jack Hu

June 2, 2021

Hu named among 20 most influential academics in smart manufacturing
Tractor spraying crops

May 28, 2021

From agriculture to COVID disinfection, technology developed at UGA continues to serve
Hands doing lab work

May 20, 2021

Engineering students earn grants to support research
John Touchstone and father

May 11, 2021

Father, son share UGA engineering legacy
Electric vehicle

April 28, 2021

How to keep automated electric vehicles safe
Mariko Shaw

April 26, 2021

Extraordinary Engineer: Mariko Shaw
Workers on construction site

April 20, 2021

New infrastructure approach could save millions
Eric Freeman

March 26, 2021

UGA researchers discuss advances in droplet-based membranous soft materials
Kelley Saussy

March 22, 2021

Director makes connections for College of Engineering
Winding salt marsh river

March 18, 2021

Researchers develop new system to monitor carbon in salt marshes
Bridge over Mississippi River

March 8, 2021

UGA tackles plastic pollution along Mississippi River with mayors, scientists, and citizens
Rocket launching

March 4, 2021

AIAA launches new student branch at UGA
Fatoumata Toure

February 12, 2021

Innovative video wins Capturing Science Contest
Xianqiao Wang

February 10, 2021

Shedding light on how nanoparticles enter cells
Lab equipment

February 2, 2021

UGA Colleges of Pharmacy, Engineering Partner on New Double-Dawg Degree Program
SUNG-HEE “SONNY” KIM

January 20, 2021

UGA associate professor named Georgia Engineer of the Year
Alexandria Lin

January 14, 2021

Amazing Student: Alexandria Lin
Adrienne Madison

January 4, 2021

Adrienne Madison: Keeping Her Head Up
Hitesh Handa

December 22, 2020

UGA Engineering researchers are building safer medical devices
Mable Fok

December 16, 2020

UGA engineers develop soft robotic gripper
Lightbulb

December 15, 2020

UGA engineering students earn spot in finals of national building science competition
Nuclear power plant

December 7, 2020

UGA researchers call for new international coalition of civilian nuclear partners
Student placing bottle in river

December 2, 2020

Message in a bottle: tracking the flow of plastic pollution
Tomato plant

November 11, 2020

New precision planting tool could mean big savings for small farms
Students and professor in lab

November 9, 2020

New program empowers female faculty, staff and students
Brandon Rotavera

November 5, 2020

Assistant professor receives NSF CAREER Award
Peanuts straight from the ground

November 2, 2020

Time to pick the peanuts? There might be an app for that
Megan Douglass

October 23, 2020

Graduate student honored for research aimed at making hospital stays safer
Rocket launching

October 16, 2020

Launch sends UGA’s first research satellite into space
Trash

October 2, 2020

Why “biodegradable” isn’t what you think
Team members in class posing for picture

September 28, 2020

Student-designed satellite to launch Oct. 2
Thomas Lawrence

September 16, 2020

Turn up the thermostat: lower energy costs, no complaints
Diver by kelp

September 10, 2020

From Alaska to Baja: UGA researchers help document kelp migration
Scientists in front of massive machine

August 28, 2020

German/Engineering program receives new support from The Halle Foundation
Lab equipment

August 24, 2020

Researchers work to improve remote laboratory learning
Brandon Rotavera

August 23, 2020

A racing passion leads to high-tech research
Driftmier building

August 18, 2020

Fall 2020: Welcome from Dean Leo
Jaime Camelio

June 16, 2020

Jaime Camelio appointed associate dean for research, innovation & entrepreneurship
Solar grid

June 9, 2020

Protecting the solar energy grid from cyberattacks
Covid

June 4, 2020

UGA leads study of COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on underrepresented students in STEM
Child student with abstract technology themed effects around her

May 20, 2020

Project to introduce middle schoolers to AI
Driftmier building

May 18, 2020

College of Engineering faculty earn promotions, tenure
John Schramski

May 11, 2020

‘Do less with less’: UGA researchers say sustainability requires lower energy use overall
Cheryl Gomillion

May 4, 2020

Advancing diversity in engineering research labs
Man sleeping in bed

April 21, 2020

UGA Engineering researchers develop contact-free sleep and health monitor
Man holding clear plastic face shield

April 7, 2020

UGA creating medical face shields for local use
Ramana Pidaparti

March 18, 2020

UGA engineering professor’s study among most popular publications of 2019
William Kisaalita

March 17, 2020

Engineering faculty member named University Professor
Jenna Jambeck

February 20, 2020

Pioneering researcher named Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering
Staff room

February 13, 2020

College of Engineering institute wins teaching award
Paul Chambers Jr, Jennifer Frum, and Mark Risse holding large check

February 12, 2020

UGA receives $50,000 grant from AT&T to address flooding in Athens-Clarke County
William Kisaalita

February 7, 2020

UGA College of Engineering professor named AAAS Fellow
Aerial picture of highway traffic

January 27, 2020

Efforts to improve vehicle fuel efficiency may come at a high cost to the climate, public health
Hand touching computer screen displaying data

January 23, 2020

International remote engineering and virtual instrumentation conference comes to UGA
Brock Woodson

January 16, 2020

UGA researchers examine warming oceans’ impact on kelp forests, larger ecosystem
Student holds rocket

December 11, 2019

UGA rocket team ready for launch, shot at $30,000
Faculty and student

December 2, 2019

UGA to spark STEM education research across the Southeast
Javad Mohammadpour Velni

November 14, 2019

Using AI and machine learning to make autonomous vehicles safer
A plastic bag in open water

November 13, 2019

Morgan Stanley, NatGeo partner with UGA Engineering to fight plastic waste
Bulkhead

November 8, 2019

Between Sea-Level Rise and a Hard Place

October 29, 2019

UGA researchers explore role of academic resilience in engineering courses
K.C. Das

October 8, 2019

UGA Engineering professor named Jefferson Science Fellow
Yang Liu

September 30, 2019

Doctoral student in UGA College of Engineering receives prestigious NIH fellowship
Group stands in Driftmier behind giant red ribbon ready to cut

September 12, 2019

UGA College of Engineering unveils new instructional and lab space

August 15, 2019

UGA engineering students place third in international design competition

August 13, 2019

Handa named Innovation Fellow
UGA Arch

August 9, 2019

College of Engineering faculty lead UGA Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
Driftmier

July 29, 2019

New faculty join UGA College of Engineering
Professor Brian Bledsoe and graduate student Devan Fitzpatrick discuss infrastructure research in a drainage culvert on Lilly Branch Creek.

July 24, 2019

IRIS teams up with the Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Drone view of bridge

June 5, 2019

Building Bridges: IRIS spans disciplines to solve infrastructure challenges
Javad Mohammadpour Velni

May 31, 2019

In search of a cleaner, more efficient combustion engine

May 16, 2019

Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells

May 2, 2019

Engineering professor to help lead National Geographic Ganges expedition
Katherine Shayne holds up phone with her app CIRT

April 30, 2019

Leveraging AI and social media to clean up recycling
Sparks fly as a student works with power tools in workshop

April 16, 2019

UGA students showcase real-world engineering design solutions
UGA Arch

April 8, 2019

College of Engineering faculty earn promotions
Award presentation

April 3, 2019

UGA Engineering honors student, faculty, staff achievement
Fok Mable Headshot

March 28, 2019

Finding space on the spectrum
Plastic waste

March 14, 2019

Walmart Foundation grant aimed at reducing plastic waste
Alex Blankenship

February 25, 2019

UGA engineering student, professor honored at Georgia Engineering Awards
Hitesh Handa with students

February 24, 2019

New forum highlights College’s work to address global challenges
Brock Woodson

February 11, 2019

Faculty member’s research cuts across academic disciplines
Sonny Kim teaches students

February 4, 2019

Focus on Faculty: S. Sonny Kim
Marc van Iersel and WenZhan Song

January 26, 2019

Interdisciplinary Seed Grants bring researchers together

January 25, 2019

Cutting edge water tunnel aids engineering research
Jenna Jambeck

January 15, 2019

UGA engineering professor to co-lead National Geographic plastic initiative

January 11, 2019

Professor emeritus to receive President’s Medal
Amy Brooks

January 4, 2019

Doctoral student quoted on UK’s efforts to reduce its plastic waste
Chemistry Ph.D. student Evan White, left to right, talks with professor Jason Locklin and fellow Chemistry Ph.D. student Anandi Roy about an experiment on a multiskop surface analytical instrument in Locklin's labs at the Riverbend Research South facility.

December 5, 2018

New Materials Institute joins NSF-funded center
ISTEM Rendering

November 21, 2018

Groundbreaking for ISTEM Building set for Nov. 27
A group gathers at the gala

November 8, 2018

Engineering 150 Gala: Celebrating our impact
Jenna Jambeck

September 20, 2018

UGA Engineering’s Jenna Jambeck named Water Hero
Researcher holds a small sea turtle

September 17, 2018

Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle
Researchers work inside greenhouse

September 12, 2018

UGA researchers receive $5M to help reduce energy costs of indoor farming

August 27, 2018

A Triple Dawg pressing vinyl in Athens
Biodegradable resin

August 21, 2018

UGA New Materials Institute to test first fully biodegradable plastic straw
Jason Wright in the lab

August 16, 2018

Engineering graduate student receives prestigious research award
E. coli

August 10, 2018

Turning cells into factories: a “smart” approach to metabolic engineering
Avalon Kandrac

July 20, 2018

UGA building partnerships with STEM businesses
Ramaraja Ramasamy

July 10, 2018

UGA Engineering names new associate dean for academic affairs and assessment
Mark Eiteman received fellowship

July 3, 2018

UGA Engineering faculty elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

June 20, 2018

Scientists calculate impact of China’s ban on plastic waste imports
Jenna Jambeck

June 8, 2018

World Oceans Day: UGA professor Jenna Jambeck to speak to United Nations
Rawad Saleh and student

May 31, 2018

UGA engineering professor wins grant to study health impact of elusive combustion particles
ESCOGO, EcoGreen Charcoal Lighter bottles

May 23, 2018

New charcoal lighter fluid makes summer grilling more environmentally friendly
Student presents capstone project to a group on onlookers

April 25, 2018

Engineering students make their mark on Georgia
Jenna Jambeck

April 24, 2018

Jambeck joins PBS NewsHour to discuss the fight against plastic debris in the ocean
Yajun Yan

April 24, 2018

Yan named UGA Academic Entrepreneur of the Year
Award plaques

April 10, 2018

College of Engineering celebrates achievements of students, staff and faculty
Students research in lab

April 6, 2018

Undergraduates to present research at CURO Symposium
Mark A. Eiteman

April 4, 2018

Eiteman named president-elect of the Institute of Biological Engineering
Caleb Adams, left, and Graham Grable work on a satellite project in the Small Satellite Lab.

April 3, 2018

Entrepreneurship program helps students turn ideas into reality
Jaewoo Lee

March 29, 2018

Digging deep for data
Jitendra Pant

March 21, 2018

Discovery: The Life of Jitendra Pant
Researchers in the field

March 19, 2018

Big data, robotics and agriculture intersect in the UGA Phenomics and Plant Robotics Center
Jenna Jambeck talks with students at poster session

February 27, 2018

UGA bids to become third site for Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites
William Kisaalita

February 27, 2018

Faculty member named Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Engineering
A group talks in a classroom

February 26, 2018

Great commitments: combining engineering and empathy
Bingqian Xu and students in the lab

February 22, 2018

Focus on Faculty: Bingqian Xu
Gomillion with a student in the lab

February 19, 2018

Great Commitments: Longer, healthier lives
Pidaparti

February 15, 2018

Associate dean’s new textbook encourages students to seek innovative solutions
Eric Freeman

February 12, 2018

Assistant professor’s research looks at ways to improve smart materials
UGA Small Satellite student team

January 25, 2018

UGA student satellite team one of two Air Force Research Lab winners
Molecule

January 23, 2018

UGA Engineering researchers develop nanoscale on-off switch
Xianqiao Wang and Tianming Liu

January 22, 2018

UGA study offers new insight into brain architecture and function
Sidney Thompson

January 12, 2018

Founding chair named for School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
Hitesh Handa

January 8, 2018

Engineering faculty member developing coatings to keep hospital patients from contracting infection
Fish in the ocean

January 3, 2018

UGA study suggests overfishing may be worse than presently believed
Globe

November 29, 2017

GII to host workshop on advancing informatics in government, industry
Brian Bledsoe

November 21, 2017

UGA professor named Georgia Engineer of the Year in Education
Austin Taylor

November 1, 2017

The art of reduction: origami inspires novel cardiac catheter
ASCE Fellow Logo

October 19, 2017

Three UGA engineering professors named Fellows of the American Society of Civil Engineers
carinata field

October 6, 2017

From farm fields to flight paths: Researchers working to turn oilseed into jet fuel
Brain rendering with circuits

September 27, 2017

UGA researchers to improve STEM instruction in elementary classrooms
Flooded roadway

September 15, 2017

Professor Brian Bledsoe calls for new ways to communicate flood risks in Washington Post editorial
Sun Joo "Grace" Ahn, left, helps nine-year-old Maddie Lacey of Watkinsville interact with the virtual buddy fitness kiosk in the Games and Virtual Environments Lab at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, while Maddie's mother, Cara Lacey, looks on.

September 6, 2017

UGA researchers use virtual fitness system to help children exercise more
Dean Sam Pardue and Dean Donald Leo

August 31, 2017

Listening sessions highlight convergence of agriculture and engineering
Ramana Pidaparti

August 29, 2017

Study of lung function sheds light on ventilator-induced lung injuries in elderly patients
Researchers in lab look through microscope

August 23, 2017

New method of isolating tumor cells could improve cancer research and treatment
Students look at beakers in lab

August 22, 2017

UGA launches more than 100 “Double Dawgs” linked-degree programs
Bingqian Xu

August 10, 2017

Scientists develop new “bottom-up” process for creating nanomaterials
Plastic waterbottle in muddy puddle

July 19, 2017

Scientists calculate total amount of plastics ever produced
Kenya Alfaro

July 18, 2017

Student wants to help others by combining engineering and medicine
Researcher works with syringe in lab

July 5, 2017

Warnock named founding chair of School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering
Handa with students in lab

June 23, 2017

UGA Engineering researcher developing coatings that help medical implants resist infection, clotting
Hands working with electrical cords

June 12, 2017

Founding chair named for new school of electrical and computer engineering
Student works with metal structure

June 2, 2017

UGA’s College of Engineering celebrates five-year anniversary
Four 2017 graduates smile

May 26, 2017

UGA Engineering honors 2017 graduates
Gaby Pierre

May 18, 2017

The re-engineering of Gaby Pierre
Ramana Pidaparti

May 17, 2017

Associate dean authors engineering textbook
Beakers

May 9, 2017

College of Engineering researchers awarded President’s Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
Student in lab

May 8, 2017

UGA awarded Innovation Corps Site status
Group of students with their project

April 27, 2017

Not just playing around: students create toys with inspiration from nature
Student in lab

April 25, 2017

UGA receives $1 million NSF grant to extend STEM minority program
Jenna Jambeck

April 21, 2017

App created by UGA Engineering faculty highlighted at Earth Optimism Summit in D.C.
View of crosswalk on UGA campus

April 7, 2017

Engineering a more inclusive campus
Students researching in lab

April 3, 2017

New UGA engineering scholarship offers five $10,000 awards annually
Students survey road

March 28, 2017

Engineering students tackle real-world problems in Georgia
Jason Christian

March 20, 2017

Focus on Faculty: Jason Christian
Jason Locklin and Jenna Jambeck model new sunglasses made from re-purposed plastics

March 3, 2017

Shades of Green: Scientists and engineers help turn ocean plastic into new products
Students working with oysters

March 2, 2017

Hatching a solution: engineering students help Georgia’s oyster farmers
CubeSat team

February 28, 2017

UGA satellite among NASA’s eighth class of candidates for space mission launch
Mable Fok

February 22, 2017

Researcher explores how light can solve wireless space shortage
Hitesh Handa

February 13, 2017

Engineering faculty member works to make medical devices safer
Crop field

February 9, 2017

UGA scientists use robots and drones to accelerate plant genetic research, improve crop yield
Xianqiao Wang

February 8, 2017

Wang honored as UGA CTL Teacher of the Week
WenZhan Song

January 31, 2017

New informatics professor working to develop ‘smart grid’ energy systems
Hillary Tanner

January 18, 2017

Focus on Faculty: Hillary Tanner
researcher in lab

December 13, 2016

Department of Commerce award to help fund UGA New Materials Innovation Center
un Wang

December 13, 2016

Doctoral student wins Materials Research Society Silver Award
Autumn leaves

December 12, 2016

UGA Engineering students awarded sustainability grants
Assistant Professor Zion Tse, undergraduate researcher ChaKaria Hunter and Ph.D. student Austin Taylor

November 30, 2016

UGA Engineering student startup receives VentureWell grant
Driftmier Engineering Center

November 17, 2016

UGA College of Engineering plans to restructure, create three new schools
Takoi Hamrita

November 8, 2016

STEM leadership summit attracts women from across the globe
Jonathan Arnold, Zhaojie Deng and Leidong Mao

November 2, 2016

Technology brings new precision to study of circadian rhythm in individual cells
WenZhan Song

October 28, 2016

Song named Georgia Power Mickey A. Brown Professor in Engineering
A group observing a site

October 28, 2016

UGA engineering students help Spalding County determine infrastructure needs
Woman speaking in front of screen that reads "recharge the possible"

October 21, 2016

Fabric Revolution: AFFOA Industry Day at UGA
Fabric

October 17, 2016

AFFOA Industry Day to showcase advances in fabric, textiles
Group talking at symposium

October 12, 2016

Informatics symposium at UGA draws nearly 150 participants
Bacteria

October 6, 2016

UGA researchers join CDC in battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Ocean waves destroy roadway

October 5, 2016

New UGA institute seeks solutions to major infrastructure challenges
Students and faculty work with robotic device

October 3, 2016

New design studio gives students dedicated space to work on team projects
Binary code

September 26, 2016

UGA launches Georgia Informatics Institutes for Research and Education
Binary code

September 15, 2016

UGA to host campus-wide informatics symposium Oct. 11
Student group stands in front of posters

September 14, 2016

UGA Engineering presents transportation research at GTI Symposium
Cheryl Gomillion

September 13, 2016

Focus on Faculty: Cheryl Gomillion
Jenna Jambeck

September 12, 2016

Jambeck named UGA Public Service and Outreach Fellow
Jason Christian

September 2, 2016

Christian named ASCE Fellow
Takoi Hamrita

August 30, 2016

Global leadership summit designed to empower women in STEM
Xianqiao Wang

August 26, 2016

University of Georgia researcher explores the mechanics of brain development
students working

August 25, 2016

University of Georgia engineering programs earn accreditation
Faculty and students in lab

August 24, 2016

Mao and Walther named College of Engineering’s inaugural Faculty Fellows
circuits

August 15, 2016

Informatics Initiative at UGA brings new faculty, learning opportunities
Stephan Durham

August 5, 2016

UGA Engineering names new assistant dean for student success and outreach
Student and teachers work with robot

August 4, 2016

UGA partnership promotes robotics for teaching STEM in K-8 schools
C. Li, Z. Pan, B. Xu, and L. Li

July 28, 2016

Four engineering faculty members earn promotion
Rodrigo Rivera

July 21, 2016

UGA Engineering student named Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar
Researcher in lab

July 15, 2016

UGA ranked among top 100 universities worldwide for U.S. patents
Austin Taylor

July 6, 2016

UGA researchers unfold advances in cardiac catheters
Lawrence

July 5, 2016

Lawrence selected for ASHRAE leadership position
Colorful graphic of books, musical instruments, art supplies, science instruments, mathematical equations

June 15, 2016

Getting ahead of STEAM: arts-engineering collaborations
CubeSat team

June 1, 2016

In the news: students develop satellites to study climate change
Jambeck teaching

May 16, 2016

Jambeck to testify before U.S. Senate subcommittee
Group photo of Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers winners

May 6, 2016

White House recognizes UGA Engineering’s Joachim Walther, other PECASE winners
Mark Eiteman and Donald Leo

May 2, 2016

UGA Engineering celebrates distinguished students, faculty and staff
Student presents capstone project to a group on onlookers

April 27, 2016

UGA engineering students showcase innovative design projects
Javad Mohammadpour, Farshid Abbasi and Rebecca Miller

April 14, 2016

Robot developed by UGA engineers offers safer, more efficient way to inspect power lines
Jenna Jambeck

April 12, 2016

Jambeck awarded UGA Creative Research Medal
Tim Foutz

April 11, 2016

Foutz named Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Xu

April 5, 2016

UGA researchers use single molecule of DNA to create world’s smallest diode
stem cells

March 25, 2016

UGA researchers uncover new method to track neural stem cells’ behavior
Kun Yao

March 11, 2016

Core-shell nanostructures show promise in production of fuel gases
Crystal Leach

March 2, 2016

Research + real world: finding partners through discovery and innovation
Tim Foutz

February 29, 2016

Foutz named Meigs Professor, UGA’s highest honor for excellence in instruction
Joachim Walther

February 23, 2016

UGA Engineering professor honored with Presidential Early Career Award
John DeRosa

January 13, 2016

Campus Sustainability Grant funds engineering student’s “green lab” initiative
Front of college building

January 11, 2016

UGA Engineering welcomes new faculty
Mable Fok

December 18, 2015

A fish may hold the key to more efficient wireless networks
Tim Foutz

December 11, 2015

College of Engineering faculty member chosen for new USG fellowship program
Group of students stands around a table talking

November 23, 2015

Combining science and consideration: UGA researchers build empathy into engineering program
UGA Research magazine

November 17, 2015

UGA Research magazine highlights College of Engineering’s work
Kisaalita

November 9, 2015

Kisaalita receives African Studies award
Recycling bin prototype with green LED lights

October 29, 2015

Engineering professors create interactive recycling bin prototype
iGEM team

October 13, 2015

UGA iGEM team wins gold at international synthetic biology competition
A student controls a drone

October 12, 2015

UGA engineers develop sonar navigation, mapping system for unmanned aircraft
gecko on a leaf

October 6, 2015

Searching for engineering solutions in nature
Jenna Jambeck

October 5, 2015

UGA’s Jambeck featured at international oceans conference
Brock Woodson

October 2, 2015

UGA’s Woodson selected for National Academy of Engineering symposium
Instructional tool team

September 17, 2015

UGA Engineering, Baldor team up to create new instructional tool
Dr. Changying (Charlie) Li with device that detects the gas given off by rotting onions.

September 16, 2015

Research funding surges at UGA: College of Engineering has big impact
Hand holding ocean plastic

September 2, 2015

In the news: Jambeck quoted in BBC report
Computer

August 31, 2015

New informatics institute, informatics engineering program taking shape
Professor Zion Tze discusses progress on a wireless power transfer station research project with Yabio Gao, a PhD student from China working on the project.

August 17, 2015

UGA Engineering researcher connects robotics and medicine
Student working at microscope

July 24, 2015

UGA symposium highlights student research in nanotechnology and biomedicine
illustration of earth set in a leaf

July 16, 2015

Continued destruction of Earth’s plant life places humankind in jeopardy, says UGA research
robot

July 10, 2015

UGA workshop connects robotics with math and science instruction
William Kisaalita

June 26, 2015

Kisaalita selected to serve on board of UGA Research Foundation
Sea turtle sunning on rock with plastic in mouth

June 24, 2015

Things we have learned about tackling plastic ocean waste
Davis and Higgins

June 23, 2015

Not so good vibrations: UGA engineers help NASA fine-tune new Space Launch System
Jenna Jambeck

June 8, 2015

Jambeck’s research highlighed in article on new plan to clean the world’s oceans
Gomillion

June 1, 2015

Engineering new tissue
Hornak and Kisaalita

May 28, 2015

Hornak, Kisaalita receive Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award
Pouring liquid between beakers

May 11, 2015

Internationally known researchers assemble at UGA for materials conference
Luke Mortensen

May 4, 2015

UGA researcher works to build ‘missing’ bone for children suffering from HPP
Brock Woodson

May 1, 2015

Ocean fronts improve climate and fishery production, UGA study finds
Changying “Charlie” Li

April 29, 2015

Blueberry research focuses on gentler methods of harvesting tiny fruit
Jenna Jambeck

April 22, 2015

Documentary film traces faculty member’s research on ocean debris
Stan Gregory and Zion Tse

April 20, 2015

Science publishes letters from faculty member, grad student
Tim Foutz

April 17, 2015

American Society for Engineering Education honors College of Engineering professor
Brock Woodson and Siddharth Savadatti

April 13, 2015

Professors earn UGA Creative Teaching Awards
UGA Arch

April 9, 2015

Engineering professors earn promotion, tenure
John Schramski

April 7, 2015

College of Engineering researcher proposes theory on how metabolism, carbon affect ecosystem
Dr. Changying (Charlie) Li with device that detects the gas given off by rotting onions.

March 12, 2015

UGA researchers develop technology to prevent spread of onion diseases
Jenna Jambeck

March 11, 2015

Jambeck presentation highlighted in local media
Jenna Jambeck

February 13, 2015

Jambeck’s research shows plastic waste flowing to oceans at alarming rate
Peter Kner

June 28, 2014

Peter Kner receives NSF CAREER Award
Stan Gregory

March 25, 2014

Engineering lab blends science with creativity
Ferrofluids form a spiking pattern on top of a rectangular permanent magnet.

August 28, 2013

UGA College of Engineering, Clemson Developing Low-cost Device to Detect Cancer
Students in lab

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Faculty members have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

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Faculty members have won National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Students in lab
Students at tables studying in Driftmier

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All undergraduate degree programs are accredited by ABET

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All undergraduate degree programs are accredited by ABET

Students at tables studying in Driftmier

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