The Georgia Tech community mourns the passing of Ward O. Winer, a distinguished Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the Woodruff School, who passed away on May 25, 2025, at the age of 88. Winer’s contributions to mechanical engineering and his unwavering dedication to Georgia Tech have left an indelible mark on the Institute and its people.

His influence will continue to inspire future generations of engineers and educators, and his impact on Tech and the field of mechanical engineering will be felt for many years to come.

The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents honored two Woodruff School faculty members with Regents’ appointments at its April and May meetings. Steven Liang was named Regents’ Professor, and F. Levent Degertekin received the Regents’ Entrepreneur title.

Melkote, who is the Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professor for Advanced Manufacturing Systems, will assume the temporary role after Devesh Ranjan departs Georgia Tech to become dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

The Woodruff School's mechanical engineering program is ranked No. 5 in the nation, while the nuclear engineering program is ranked No. 9, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2025-26 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

Mechanical engineering student Anuj Pandey and his teammates developed an electronics 3D printer for manufacturing 3D printed circuit boards at scale, enabling smaller circuitry, faster lead times, and more compact electronic devices.

The baby-friendly device measures electrolyte levels in real time, eliminating the need for repeated, painful blood draws. W. Hong Yeo, associate professor and Harris Saunders, Jr. Professor in the Woodruff School, came up with the pacifier idea at a pediatric technology conference.

Four graduates from the Woodruff School were among those honored at the College of Engineering’s 2025 Alumni Awards Induction Ceremony held on March 8. The College annually celebrates alumni who have contributed to the profession, advanced in their careers, and enhanced the lives of others both personally and professionally.

Meet Georgia Tech mechanical engineering students Andrew Grant and Sana Hafeez who share their academic journey and what they enjoy about the Woodruff School. Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair Devesh Ranjan and Woodruff Professor Carolyn Seepersad explain what's unique about the undergraduate program, ranked #2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and how it prepares students for their careers and beyond. 

The Woodruff School is ranked No. 2 in the 2025 U.S. News and World Report undergraduate rankings, No. 1 among public mechanical engineering programs. 

The Woodruff School's annual magazine, Woodruff Buzz, is filled with buzzworthy stories related to student success, research preeminence, and community and culture — the three key focus areas of our strategic plan.