Georgia Tech Research Horizons
Other Significant 20th Century Research at Georgia Tech

These research projects were also listed by faculty and administrators as significant contributions made by Georgia Tech researchers in the 20th century.

  • Neutron moment cross section and collisional processes in helium, liquids and other materials. School of Physics former professor Dr. Hal Gersch and former students Dr. Leonard Rodriguez and Dr. Phil Smith in cooperation with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1960s-70s. www.gtri.gatech.edu/rh-sf99/b-scatter.html

  • The discovery of the mechanism of defocusing in the chaos of dynamical systems. Dr. Leonid Bunimovich, School of Mathematics. 1997-98. www.math.gatech.edu

  • Neurotrophic electrode that detects and captures electrical signals of the brain's activity and helps physically disabled people regain some function. Former Georgia Tech neuroscience researcher Dr. Phil Kennedy. Patented in the mid-1980s. See Gary Goettling's article in this issue of Research Horizons: www.gtri.gatech.edu/rh-sf99/brain.html

  • Integration of passive elements resistors, capacitors, and inductors to improve electrical performance, reduce assembly cost and improve packaging efficiency. Dr. Rao Tummala, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Packaging Research Center. www.gtri.gatech.edu/res-news/PRC.html

  • Doppler ultrasound in diagnostic medicine. Drs. Don Giddens and Ajit Yoganathan. www.ibb.gatech.edu/bioengineering/research/biomechanics/ biomech1.html

  • Heart valve biomechanics. Dr. Ajit Yoganathan. www.gtri.gatech.edu/rh-win98/bio.html

  • Flow disturbance analysis for non-invasive detection of atherosclerosis. Dr. Don Giddens. www.bme.gatech.edu/faculty/giddens.htm

  • Helicopter technology. School of Aerospace Engineering, Rotorcraft Center of Excellence. www.ae.gatech.edu/research/rcoe/coehome.html

  • Method and apparatus for obtaining data for determining surface area and pore volume. Dr. Clyde Orr, retired from the School of Chemical Engineering.

  • "Star Wars" defense research. Dr. Cecil Alford, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1980s. http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~alford/

  • Electric vehicle research. Dr. Hans Puttgen, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~hputtgen/

  • Improving microchip performance. Dr. James Meindl, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. See www.gtri.gatech.edu/rh-spr98/meindl.html

  • Phosphors for flat panel displays. Phosphor Technology Center of Excellence. http://ptcoe.marc.gatech.edu/

  • Artificial pancreas. Drs. Athanassios Sambanis and Ioannis Constantinidis, School of Chemical Engineering. www.gtri.gatech.edu/rh-win98/bio.html

  • Aerospheres. Dr. Joe Cochran, School of Materials Science and Engineering. Now being used in a soundproofing material designed by Dr. Krishan Ahuja, GTRI. www.mse.gatech.edu/faculty/cochran/cochran.html

  • Quinobene AIDS-fighting compound. Dr. Leon Zalkow, School of Chemistry. www.chemistry.gatech.edu/faculty/zalkow/zalkow.html

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