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Release Date: 07/28/2025
ATRP--Episode 31: ATRP Collaborates With Wyoming's Dr. Dana Dittoe on Food Safety
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast features Dr. Dana Dittoe (). This episode showcases a unique cross-university collaboration between the Agricultural Technology Research Program within the Georgia Tech Research Institute and the University of Wyoming. Dr. Dittoe, a Microbiology researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, brings her expertise in food safety to the discussion. Her research is advancing food safety, extending shelf life, and enhancing overall food quality, ultimately reducing waste and...
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ATRP--Episode 30: Collaboration Between GTRI’s ATRP and GT’s Diggle Lab to Fight 'Superbug'
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest Georgia Tech Research Podcast episode for the Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) focuses on the Georgia Tech Diggle Lab (). This episode discusses cross-campus collaboration between GTRI’s ATRP and GT’s Diggle Lab. The Lab's director is Dr. Steve Diggle (hence, the name). The Diggle Lab is based in the Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (part of the School of Biological Sciences) at Georgia Tech. Its primary objective is to gain a deeper understanding of microbial interactions and social behaviors, with a focus on their impact on...
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ATRP--Episode 29: GTRI’s Partnership With Leading Poultry Genetics Company Cobb-Vantress
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The most recent episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast highlights an ongoing research collaboration between GTRI and Cobb-Vantress, a global leader in poultry breeding and genetics. This highlights GTRI’s mission-based efforts to “enhance state of Georgia economic development,” as the poultry industry is the state’s No. 1 economic engine.
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GTRI STING 7.0 Cohort to Launch Soon!
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
GTRI will soon welcome the next cohort of its program, a 10-week professional development experience designed to help employees better understand sponsor needs, define meaningful problems, and collaboratively develop solutions with real-world relevance. The upcoming STING 7.0 cohort will begin in Spring 2026. STING first launched in 2020. The program was created to address a familiar challenge in applied research environments: many of the skills that lead to successful outcomes are difficult to formalize, often learned only through years of experience. STING was designed to bring out those...
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ATRP--Episode 28: Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network Works to Protect State's Poultry Industry
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast focuses on a critical but often unseen component of Georgia’s agricultural infrastructure: the Host Stephanie Richter, a senior research scientist in GTRI’s ATAS laboratory, is joined by Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, executive director of GPLN, for a conversation on poultry health, disease prevention, emergency response, and the laboratory network’s close coordination with industry, state, and federal partners. Throughout the episode, Richter and Dufour-Zavala explore how GPLN functions day to day, why its work is essential to...
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Inside XPAT, GTRI’s Cutting-Edge X-Band AESA Testbed
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast offers listeners a rare, behind-the-scenes look at XPAT through a conversation with the two researchers who led its development: Maxwell Tannenbaum and Dante Dimenichi of GTRI’s Aerospace, Transportation, and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS). XPAT, the X-band Polarization-Diverse AESA Testbed, was named GTRI’s “Large Investment IRAD of the Year” earlier this year.
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GTRI Honors the USMC On Its 250th Birthday
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) podcast celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, Nov. 10, 2025. GTRI employees who are Marines share their experiences, emphasizing the Corps' traditions and values. Key moments include the Birthday Ball, which reinforces Marine identity, and deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, highlighting the camaraderie and challenges faced. Stories from veterans including Courtney Daniels, Patrick Clark, Kirk Blehm, Kyle Blond, Terence Sterba, Rupert Simon, and Eric Scott, illustrate the Marine Corps' impact on their lives and the...
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ATRP--Episode 26: PFAs: "Forever Chemicals"
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
This episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast discusses PFAs, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with Dr. Christopher Heist and Jordan Ash. PFAs, known as "forever chemicals," are synthetic compounds with strong carbon-fluorine bonds, making them highly persistent in the environment. They are ubiquitous in products like waterproofing, stain-resistant fabrics, and firefighting foam. The episode highlights the challenges in analyzing PFAs due to their widespread presence and the need for specialized equipment. The discussion also covers the impact of PFAs on human health, including...
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Dr. Dimitri Mavris Discusses Systems Engineering and Lifelong Learning
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
In the latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast, host Stephanie Richter speaks with Dr. Dimitri Mavris, Distinguished Regents Professor and Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s Professional Master’s in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) program. Now in his 46th year at Georgia Tech, Mavris reflects on his journey from student to professor and on the evolution of systems engineering as a discipline. “It wasn’t the plan—it became the plan,” he said. Mavris described PMASE as a program designed for working professionals navigating the increasing complexity of technology....
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Benefits Team Discusses Employee Benefits and Well-Being
Georgia Tech Research Podcast
The most recent episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast features a conversation with Georgia Tech Human Resources (GTHR) leaders about the many benefits and programs available to Georgia Tech and GTRI employees. Host Scott McAtee, assistant director-HR business partner at GTRI, is joined by Kimberly Goler-Stubbs, Yolanda McDaniel, and Michelle Jordan-Dumas, who each oversee different aspects of employee health, benefits, and retirement. The discussion highlights how Georgia Tech’s benefits go beyond health care and retirement.
info_outlineIn a special behind-the-scenes episode of the Georgia Tech Research Podcast, the usual hosts—Stephanie Richter and Eric Klein—become the guests. Hosted by summer intern Randeep Hora, a high school student with a keen interest in research and storytelling, this retrospective episode offers a candid, entertaining, and insightful look into the podcast’s evolution, mission, and dynamic team.