Research, Education, & Opportunity

Researchers in Atlanta and Chicago recently tested a Tongue Drive System that allows paralyzed individuals to drive wheelchairs by flicking their tongue in the right direction. The lead researcher is Maysam Ghovanloo, Ph.D. (MI G ’04), associate engineering professor and director of Georgia Tech’s bionics lab. Details of the research were recently reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Click here to read the article for more information on how the system works and the accompanying studies and participants

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Two academics in engineering recently published a children’s book focused on “incorporating fourth- through sixth-grade learning objectives for science.” The book, “Designing Dandelions,” was co-authored by Emily M. Hunt, Ph.D. (TX B ’01), and Michelle Pantoya, Ph.D. Dr. Hunt is a professor of mechanical engineering at West Texas A&M University and Dr. Pantoya is a mechanical engineering professor at Texas Tech University.

“We did a survey and found kids don’t know what engineering is,” Dr. Hunt said. “Early on, we at least need to teach kids what engineering is, so they have more information to work with. We wanted to find a way to show them the fun, exciting things engineers can do.” Read the article from the Amarillo Globe-News for more

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Teach For America has an opening for a Managing Director, Strategy and Operations (Community Partnerships), Public Affairs. The job responsibilities include “managing strategic alignment across the team, creating strong communication for external partners and within the organization, building excellent operational systems, and creating a strong team culture.” The preference is for the position to be located in Washington, D.C., or New York City, NY.

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