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Robert Harris with his UV water disinfection research.

Using UV Water Disinfection to Save Lives, Prepare for the Next Pandemic

Just one year after building portable UV disinfection chambers to address the personal protection equipment (PPE) shortage amid Covid-19, GTRI Research Engineer Robert Harris is already planning for the next potential pandemic. Harris is researching UV water disinfection as another tool to save lives and hopes to educate others about how to use the technology safely and effectively.
Using an articulated arm called the SABIR AS-7 STRUT, Northrop Grumman’s LITENING targeting pod can be mounted onto the paratroop door of an HC-130J. (Photo credit: Taylor Cifuentes)

GTRI Supports Combat Search and Rescue Missions by Implementing New Imaging Technology

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to improve search and rescue capabilities for the Air Force through the government's Multi-Spectral Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MISeR) program. By attaching an electro-optical infrared sensor system from Northrop Grumman to Airdyne Aerospace’s Special Airborne Mission Installation & Response (SABIR) arm, the Air Force can better perform combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions.
Three Georgia Tech employees (left to right: Liz Persaud, Brittney Odio, and Liz Weldon) share their stories and discuss how society can be made more accessible for all.

Celebrating Inclusive Excellence: Promoting Accessibility for Everyone

With the upcoming anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which, when signed into law on July 26, 1990, prevented the discrimination of employees with disabilities, three Georgia Tech employees share their stories and discuss how society can be made more accessible for all.