Joint Advisory Board Meeting - Thursday, April 23, 2026 (Day 1)

• Attire: Business

• Time:11:30 AM – 5:00 PM

• Location: Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC), Room 4211
  801 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 (Map)

• Parking: Visitor parking is available in the Visitor Area 3/W02 parking deck (Map); parking validations will be provided.

  Area 4 – Visitor Parking Surface Lot (Map) is the closest guest parking option; however, parking validations cannot be provided for this lot.

• Agenda

• Fall 2025 Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

• GT Wireless Instructions

• State of the Woodruff School - Carolyn Seepersad

• NRE/MP Overview and Updates - Steve Biegalski

• Pre-Read Documents: 

  • Experiential Learning Ecosystem Presentation

  • 3 New AI and ML Courses Offered in the Woodruff School

  • Students Race Across Campus Makerspaces - Helluva Makerspace Race

  • Engineering for Impact - Capstone Design Teams Tackle Global Challenges

  • Teaching Faculty Driving Innovation in the Woodruff School

  • TechMade Course Helps Students Turn Ideas Into Real-World Products

  • Watt a Race! Student Compete in the Second EV & the Grid Grand Challenge

  • XR Takes Center Stage at Woodruff School's TechMade Symposium

  • QEP Presentation - COE2030

  • QEP Report 

  • Durstine Endowment Use Summary

  • GT MRDC 3200 4200 Feasibility Study

  • MRDC Expansion

• Concurrent Research Lab Tours

  1. The Exoskeleton and Prosthetic Intelligent Controls (EPIC) Lab with Kinsey Herrin (GTMI)
     - robotics and healthcare

  2. Acoustic Water Tank Lab with Karim Sabra and Francois Guillot (LOVE)
     - water tank for acoustics research
      
  3. Circular Electro-Chemistry Laboratory with Marta Hatzell (LOVE)
     - Sustainability, water systems and energy
      
  4. Radiological Engineering, Detection, and Dosimetry (RED²) Laboratory with Shaheen Dewji and Radiological Science Engineering Laboratory (RSEL) with Sharmistha Mukhopadhyay (BOGGS)
     - low-radiation work, radiation detection & imaging, medical applications, etc.

ACTION: All attendees will have the opportunity to visit Woodruff School faculty in their research labs on Thursday, April 23rd from 4:00 - 5:00pm. Please sign up for one (1) tour slot at your earliest convenience using the link here.

Joint Advisory Board Reception  - Thursday, April 23, 2026

• Attire: Business casual

• Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

• Location:  Tech Square Tavern
  800 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Map)

• Parking: Self-pay parking is available in the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center parking deck.

Joint Advisory Board Meeting - Friday, April 24, 2026 (Day 2)

• Attire: Business

• Time:8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

• Location: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Conference Room A (Second Floor)
  800 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 (Map)

• Parking: Visitor parking is available in the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center parking deck; parking validations will be provided.

Advisory Board Classroom Experience - Thursday, September 4, 2025

• Please review the available slots for you to attend an undergraduate class and observe. Sign up for a slot here.

• Parking validations for the Visitor Area 3 - W02 Deck Visitor Lot can be picked up at your convenience at the receptionist desk in MRDC on 3rd floor.

• For any additional questions, please contact Brandon Dixon at dixon@gatech.edu.

Advisory Board Reception  - Thursday, September 4, 2025

• Attire: Business casual

• Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

• Location: Ventanas (275 Baker St, Atlanta, GA 30313); attached to the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Atlanta (Directions)

• Parking: Guests are able to self-park at their own expense at the Parking Deck attached to the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Atlanta (Parking Deck)

  • Ventanas and the Hotel are a part of the same building and share the same address. There is an entrance to this Parking Deck at 311 Marietta Street Atlanta GA 30313.

  • Once parked, please use any of the (3) Elevators inside the Parking Deck to go to Level 1. Exit the Elevator and walk straight to Baker Street - Take a left and you will see a sign for Ventanas on your left (Parking Directions)

Advisory Board Meeting - Friday, September 5, 2025

• Attire: Business

• Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Location: Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Suddath Seminar Room 1128, (315 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 -
  Directions)

• Agenda

• Spring 2025 Meeting Minutes (coming soon)

• State of Woodruff School - Shreyes Melkote 

• Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Overview (Pre-Read) - Dr. Andres Garcia

• Research in the Woodruff School (Pre-Read) - Matthew McDowell

• Experiential Learning & Entrepreneurship/Innovation:  An Update on New Initiatives @ Woodruff - Mike Tinskey

• Concurrent Research Lab Tours

  • Dr. Andres Garcia - Garcia Laboratory

  • Dr. Ankur Singh - Immunotherapy and Cell Engineering Laboratory (ICEL)

  • Dr. Brandon Dixon - Laboratory of Lymphatic Biology and Bioengineering

• GT Wireless Instructions

Advisory Board Reception  - Thursday, March 27, 2025

• Attire: Business casual

• Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

• Location: The Crown Room inside the iconic Dallas landmark, Reunion Tower

• Walking Instructions from Hyatt Regency Dallas to Reunion Tower

  • To walk from the Hyatt Regency Dallas to Reunion Tower without exiting the hotel, follow these steps:

  • Start in the Lobby: Begin at the main lobby of the Hyatt Regency Dallas.

  • Find the Connecting Hallway: Look for the hallway near the hotel’s check-in area that leads toward Reunion Tower.

  • Follow the Signs: The hotel has directional signage pointing toward Reunion Tower—follow these signs and go down the escalator.

  • Use the Indoor Walkway: There is a designated indoor corridor that directly connects the Hyatt Regency to Reunion Tower; walk through this passageway.

  • Arrive at the Entrance: At the end of the corridor, you’ll reach the Reunion Tower lobby, where you will check in with the host and at the Georgia Tech registration table before proceeding to the elevators

• Parking Instructions: Guests are required to pay for Crown Block valet costs on their own at reduced rate of $15 per car; address is 300 Reunion Blvd East, Dallas, TX 75207 (Directions)

Advisory Board Meeting - Friday, March 28, 2025

• Attire: Business and closed-toe shoes are required for the tour at StandardAero.
   
• Agenda 
   
• Fall 2024 Meeting Minutes

• Woodruff School Overview - Spring 2025 Presentation - Devesh Ranjan 

• Career Conversations Presentation - Jonathan Gaines
   
• Professional Engagement Presentation - Bert Bras
   
• StandardAero Wireless Access:
  
  Network Name: SAL_Customer and password: ssi789guest
   
• Parking Instructions at StandardAero (Map and Visitor Info)
   
• Graduate Program at the Woodruff School
   
• Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech
   
• Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at Georgia Tech

Advisory Board Classroom Experience - Thursday, October 17, 2024

• Please review the available slots for you to attend an undergraduate class and observe. Sign up for a slot here
• Parking validations for the Visitor Area 3 - W02 Deck Visitor Lot can be picked up at your convenience at the receptionist desk in MRDC on 3rd floor.
• For any additional questions, please contact Brandon Dixon at dixon@gatech.edu.
   

Advisory Board Reception  - Thursday, October 17, 2024

• Parking Instructions for The Peachtree Club

Advisory Board Meeting - Friday, October 18, 2024

• Agenda

• Spring 2024 Meeting Minutes

• TechMade

• TechMade: Building an Interdisciplinary Design Community (gatech.edu)

• What is Mechanical Engineering -- ASME

• Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech (youtube.com)

• Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at Georgia Tech (youtube.com)

• Woodruff School Overview - Fall 2024 Presentation - Devesh Ranjan

• Reimaging the ME Curriculum Presentation - Brandon Dixon

• Reimagining the ME Curriculum (Pre-Read) - Brandon Dixon

• Woodruff Connect Presentation - Jonathan Gaines

• Woodruff Connect Campus Spotlight

• Woodruff Connect White Paper

• Lab Tour - The Water - Energy Research Lab (WERL)

• GT Wireless Instructions

• Parking Instructions for Visitor Area 5 - W23 Deck Visitor Lot

• Agenda

• Fall 2023 Meeting Minutes

• Wireless Instructions

• ME and NRE Partners Program

• Curriculum Exercise

• Novelis Hub Information 1

• Novelis Hub Information 2

• Industry Engagement - UG Student and Curriculum 

• Novelis Innovation Hub @ GT

• OCE Corporate Strategy Overview 

• Woodruff School Overview - Spring 2024