researcher with water purification equipment

GTRI in Photos - Spring 2025

05.16.2025 | GTRI Communications

From rotating lab tours and hands-on STEM activities, to mascot moments with Buzz, Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Take Your Kids to Work Day on April 24th gave kids a behind-the-scenes look at the important work their parents do. They also heard a panel of staffers and research faculty discuss what it’s like to work at GTRI. 

Buzz mascot sitting in conference room

Buzz takes a break during GTRI’s Take Your Kids to Work Day. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

Science experimenent with liquid nitrogen

 A liquid nitrogen demonstration at GTRI Headquarters (HQ). (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

panelists on stage at a conference

A Day in the Life at GTRI panelists: From L to R, Penny Soteres (moderator), Renee Lartey, Dannie Lyvers, Carla Gordon, Chelsea Selby, and Ilan Stern. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI) 

students using VR headset

Students enjoying the VR lab demonstration at HQ. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

employee and child at research facility

Parent and child attend a demonstration station at GTRI’s Cobb County Research Facility (CCRF). (Credit: Jackson Newcomer, GTRI)

researcher pointing to drone during demonstration

Drone technology at CCRF. (Credit: Jackson Newcomer, GTRI)

dad and son taking a selfie

Selfie time at CCRF! (Credit: Jackson Newcomer, GTRI)

two GTRI employees at the conference center

Neika Brinkley and Chanel Hutchinson at the 2025 Strategic Human Resource Partners (sHRp) Super Summit event. (Credit: Christopher Moore, GTRI)

researcher working on a large piece of equipment

GTRI Regents’ Researcher, Jie Xu conducts nanoparticle water purification research at Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

three men at a table discussing research

March 2025 Field Office Summit at CCRF B-11. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

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