Georgia Tech Research Podcast

This episode features Chris Olinde, co-lead for the Sparking Technology Innovation and Growth (STING) professional development program. In this episode, podcast host Chelsea Selby interviews Chris about the STING program. She then talks with two STING sponsors from Cohort 3, 1LT Chris Aliperti and SFC Bill Wilder, both with the U.S. Army 3rdInfantry Division (3ID) at Ft. Stewart, Ga. Chelsea discu...

In this episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast, host Chelsea Selby talks to GTRI's Mark S. Whorton, Ph. D., GTRI's Chief Technology Officer, about GTRI's Independent Research and Development (IRAD) program. They discuss what the program entails; what makes a good IRAD project; and IRADs' impact on GTRI and the larger society. This episode is in anticipation of GTRI's June 17 IRAD Extravaganz...

In this episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast, host Scott McAtee talks to Glenn Lightsey, Ph. D., of Georgia Tech, and GTRI's Jud Ready, Ph. D., about their collaboration efforts on the Lunar Flashlight, a CubeSat that will be launched into space with a mission to map water and ice deposits on the moon's surface. Talking Points: Lunar Flashlight was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Labora...

In this episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast, host Scott McAtee talks to Dr. Michael Hunter from the Georgia Tech civil engineering department and Dr. Sean Wilson from the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Aerospace Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS). They discuss the benefits and problems of automated vehicles (AVs), as well as what is actually possible in AV developmen...

In this episode, podcast host Matthew Habib talks to Ai-Ping Hu, Ph. D.,  about a peachlet-picking robot developed to automate the normally labor-intensive spring "thinning" process. Dr. Hu shares details on the development of the robot, as well as its potential impact on the peach growing industry.

In this episode, podcast host Scott McAtee talks to Chelsea Selby and Matthew Selleck about their military careers, how their military careers help them in their current professional fields, and resources they currently find helpful as military Veterans. This episode is dedicated to our talented veterans at Georgia Tech and GTRI.

In this episode, we hear from Carlos Davila, Ph. D., principal research engineer with the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) at GTRI and Julian Rimoli, Ph. D., the Pratt & Whitney professor in the Aerospace Engineering department at the Georgia Institute of Technology. They share their experiences in mentorship, serving their communities, and using their unique backgrounds....

In this episode we hear from Lavonda Brown, Ph. D., founder and CEO of EyeGageTM, as she shares about creating her start-up. Brown is a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate (PHD-Electrical Engineering, MBA), and was formerly a researcher in the GTRI Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems (ATAS) Laboratory.

In this episode we share stories from Juanita Slayton of Georgia Tech, and John Q. Jones & Miles Paca of GTRI, some of our unsung heroes who battled the pandemic in support of GT and GTRI. Hear some of their experiences in the latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast.

John Trostel, Director of GTRI's Severe Storms Research Center (SSRC), and Jessica Losego, SSRC Research Scientist, share about the research done at the SSRC and its impact on regional weather prediction.

Keith McBride and Julie Kimble from the GTRI Director's Office, and Michelle Powell of Georgia Tech Strategic Consulting speak with podcast host Matthew Habib about the development of Georgia Tech's and GTRI's Strategic Plans.

Cade Cashen and Jim Perkins of the GTRI/SEAL talks to podcast host Scott McAtee about a practical Low Resource Ventilator they developed in 2020 using common parts found in any hardware or auto parts store.

Professor MG Finn, Ph. D., of Georgia Tech Chemistry, and Professor Philip Santangelo, Ph. D., of the Biomedical department, help us get a better understanding of the COVID-19 vaccine by talking us through the many questions and concerns the majority have about the vaccine.