Vol. 91, No. 1

  • A Passion for the Perfect Cup of Coffee

    A Passion for the Perfect Cup of Coffee

    Daniela Staiculescu and Octavian Stan have very diverse interests. They are engineers. They are urbanists. And they are really, really into coffee. So when they had the opportunity to buy the Condesa Coffee shop in Atlanta’s up and coming Old Fourth Ward neighborhood in 2011, they didn’t let the fact that they both had full-time more

  • Hunger Heroes

    Hunger Heroes

    There’s enough food in the world to feed everyone—all 7-plus billion of us. So why are so many people going hungry? “The core problem is food distribution, not supply,” says Ozlem Ergun, Georgia Tech professor of industrial and systems engineering. “It’s quite expensive and challenging to deliver food that is abundant in one region of more

  • Young and Restless

    Young and Restless

    If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re younger than 40. More than 35 percent of Georgia Tech’s alumni have graduated in the past decade, meaning more than one-third of all living alumni could be considered “young” alums. Take a deeper look at this age bracket, and you’ll find that these alumni are different more

  • In Memoriam, Vol. 91, No. 1

    In Memoriam, Vol. 91, No. 1

    1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s 2000s | Friends 1930s James Joseph Russell Jr., CE 35, of Denver, Colo., on July 21. American Oil Company. GE. ALCOA. Founder. Grandchildren: Ryan James Russell, ME 07; Kristen Michele Russell, Arch 11. 1940s Natale Bellocchi, IM 48, of Bethesda, Md., on Nov. 16. Army. United States Foreign Services. Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana. Chairman more

  • Coca-Cola Freestyle’s Winning Formula

    Coca-Cola Freestyle’s Winning Formula

    Tech alumni play a major role in developing the technology and business strategy of Coca-Cola’s groundbreaking drink dispenser. If the curvy, racy red Coca-Cola Freestyle drink dispenser reminds you of a Ferrari, it’s with good reason. Their sleek-and-stylish exteriors are both designed by Pininfarina, the legendary Italian sports car design firm. However, it’s what lies under more