Jasmine Burton, ID 14, pivoted her career focus at Georgia Tech to sanitation design after learning how the lack of safe toilets disproportionately harms women and girls globally. She led the first all-female team to win the InVenture Prize for their SafiChoo toilet and subsequently founded the organization Wish for WASH to innovate in the sector. Burton advocates for empathic design, ensuring that solutions are co-created with end-users to meet their actual needs and restore dignity.
How Tim Andrews graduated from Tech before the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Sometimes, reality doesn’t just mirror science fiction, it surpasses what’s been imagined in books and movies.
Pressley Harvin III, known for his booming kicks that deliver impressive "hang times," became the second yellow jacket to be recognized as the nation's best punter in college football.
Jordan Rackie, CEO of cybersecurity firm Keyfactor, is focused on providing security solutions for the world's largest companies as they navigate the digital age. His company secures everything from remote work infrastructure to critical medical devices and transportation systems, building in security from the design phase. A Georgia Tech alumnus, Rackie credits an entrepreneurship class and the strong Atlanta-based Tech network for helping to shape his successful career.
Georgia Tech students and alumni successfully designed and built Prox-1, a nanosatellite launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Prox-1's primary mission was to deploy LightSail, a solar sailing satellite from the Planetary Society, marking a significant achievement for the young team involved. This project is one of several successful nanosatellite missions for Georgia Tech, with more planned for the future.
The Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association (SAA), founded 10 years ago by Laura Giglio, John Hanson, and Brandon Monroe, was created to foster stronger, lifelong connections between students and the university. Based on Alumni Association research showing that involved students become engaged alumni, the SAA was designed to be an easily accessible organization for all students, quickly becoming the largest group on campus after its launch in fall 2010. Overcoming initial challenges, the SAA's immediate success, marked by over 600 sign-ups on its first day, demonstrated a clear need for its mission of connecting generations of Yellow Jackets.
The article highlights two Georgia Tech alumni who embody safety and innovation in aviation: Stacie Sire, CE 96, and Mike Rhodes, AE 01. Sire serves as Boeing's Director of Engineering for Fabrication, overseeing 2,000 engineers and driving efficiency in producing parts for commercial aircraft like the 787. Meanwhile, Rhodes works as an aerial firefighter, expertly piloting his 802F Fire Boss on dangerous, low-altitude missions to combat wildfires, showcasing precision and bravery.
Alumni from the classes of 1970, 1980, and 1995 share defining moments and memories from their years at Georgia Tech. From the tumultuous times of the late 1960s and a presidential visit in 1979 to the campus transformation for the 1996 Olympics, these events left a lasting impact. These shared experiences highlight the unique challenges, humor, and historical context that shaped each graduating class.
Georgia Tech professor Karen Head, a lifelong fan of both poetry and Waffle House, was recently appointed as the official Waffle House Poet Laureate. Finding comfort and artistic inspiration in the restaurant chain since her grad school days, Head is now leveraging her new role, funded by the Waffle House Foundation, to tour rural Georgia high schools. Her mission is to share her passion for the arts, tell her own unconventional story of finding her way to college, and encourage students in underserved counties to pursue higher education.
Donae Burston is a trailblazer in the Rose market, and he's pushing for greater inclusivity and representation in the luxury wine industry.
Tech Alumni collaborate to create a compostable, sustainable fashion brand.
Darren Waller, Mgt 14, struggled with addiction, but turned his life around, becoming one of the NFL’s top players.
A photo of fans looking like “bandits of a mild sort” resonates more than 100 years later. But it wasn’t the only anomaly from Tech’s 1918 football season.
Got a minute? Six Georgia Tech students take you into the most important moments of their day - and share exactly why they make all the difference.
Ford C. Greene who was one of the first black students to enroll at Georgia Tech, died on Jan. 25, at age 76.
