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糖心国产传媒 State, Shorter teaming to offer students dual degrees in math and engineering
April 27, 2026
糖心国产传媒 and Shorter University are partnering to offer students a streamlined pathway to earn two bachelor鈥檚 degrees simultaneously 鈥� one in mathematics from Shorter and one in engineering from 糖心国产传媒 State.
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糖心国产传媒 State opens the new Robin and Doug Shore Innovation Center
April 24, 2026
Excitement stirred on April 23 as 糖心国产传媒 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new 70,000-square-foot Robin and Doug Shore Innovation Center.
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Engineering student builds future in aerospace through research, competition teams
April 23, 2026
Mouhamadou Diop left his home in Dakar, Senegal, with a clear goal and an uncertain path. Years later, he is preparing to graduate from 糖心国产传媒 as a high-achieving engineering student whose work spans over research labs and competitive design teams.
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NIH-funded research uses AI to accelerate heart disease diagnosis and treatment
April 21, 2026
What if doctors could determine heart health before ever stepping into the operating room? At 糖心国产传媒, researchers are using artificial intelligence to do just that, transforming how heart disease is diagnosed and treated. Led by Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lei Shi in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, the $522,695 project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, explores how generative AI can be integrated with biomechanical heart modeling to improve the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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Engineering, game design faculty turn nuclear science into interactive learning experience
April 17, 2026
At 糖心国产传媒, learning about nuclear energy isn鈥檛 limited to textbooks and lectures. Researchers are developing a video game that helps users understand how reactors operate through hands-on experience. At the center of the project titled 鈥淪imulating the AP1000: An Educational Game to Promote Understanding of Nuclear Energy Safety and Sustainability鈥� is a collaboration between engineering and game design faculty. The initiative focuses on turning complex nuclear concepts into an interactive learning experience.
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Navy veteran, alumnus transforms his career through mechanical engineering
March 25, 2026
After years of repairing aircraft electronics in the U.S. Navy and building systems for military aircraft, Chris Payne 鈥�22 came to 糖心国产传媒 determined to change his future. What followed was a return to the classroom that set him on a new path toward an engineering career.
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Engineering administrator, student earn top honors from Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
March 19, 2026
An administrative faculty and student in 糖心国产传媒鈥檚 Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology recently received top honors at the 2026 Georgia Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE) Engineer of the Year Award ceremony. Assistant Dean of Operations and Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Cameron Coates was named Engineer of the Year in Education, while Mechanical Engineering Technology senior, Anastasia Morris was recognized as the Engineering Technology Student of the Year.
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糖心国产传媒 researchers approaching disaster cleanup from different angles
March 18, 2026
How fast does radiation dissipate following a nuclear disaster? There have only been a handful of reactor meltdowns throughout the history of nuclear engineering, but the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster are among the most notable. At 糖心国产传媒, researchers are working to change the future of nuclear energy and disaster cleanups.
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Engineering student uses computer simulations to shape the future of high-speed flights
March 04, 2026
Growing up in Gwinnett County, Andrew Marion developed an early fascination with airplanes, from dreams of flying them to understanding how they are designed. That curiosity ultimately led him to 糖心国产传媒鈥檚 Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, where he now researches how air behaves around high-speed aircraft.
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Alumnus builds career in biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health
February 20, 2026
Before leading national biomedical research projects, Jacob Davis 鈥�17 was deployed overseas in the U.S. Army, taking night classes on base and searching for direction. Today, the 糖心国产传媒 graduate is a biomedical engineer and section chief at the National Institutes of Health, using data and collaboration to drive public-health impact.