Alexandra Israel Wins Top American Concrete Institute Scholarship

Civil engineering Ph.D. student Alexandra “Ally” Israel was recognized for her outstanding research in concrete design, winning the Georgia Chapter of the American Concrete Institute’s Sam Morris Student Scholarship in February 2022 The Georgia Chapter awards one Sam Morris Student Scholarship annually, which honors a local undergraduate or graduate student who has demonstrated interest in concrete technology, materials, design, or construction.

Mourin Jarin takes VentureLab’s Grand Prize

Ph.D. candidate Mourin “Mo” Jarin won the grand prize in VentureLab’s 2022 Innovation Competition. The Innovation Competition was hosted by the VentureLab and the Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference. Ten Georgia Tech grad students were nominated to present their research to a panel of judges in a quick three-minute presentation. Jarin was awarded first place for her research on water disinfection devices, winning a $1,000 prize.