Asst Prof Zhang Yamin Honoured as Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Zhang Yamin, who was one of 40 honourees in the 2026 Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40.  Asst Prof Zhang’s work includes an injectable, self-powered, bioresorbable pacemaker that was recognised internationally as “the world’s smallest pacemaker” and named one of TIME’s 2025 Best Inventions. She has published 30 papers in journals including Nature, Nature

Team VariFlux (represented by Vikas Dhamu and Meyyappan Kannan) is one of 12 global teams advancing to the grand finals of the 2026 MIT Climate and Energy Prize. Professor Praveen Linga, Provost Chair (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), led the team comprising Research Fellow Vikas Dhamu and first-year PhD student Meyyappan Kannan, both from

Nine researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been placed among the world’s most influential scientific minds, based on the Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 List published by data analytics firm Clarivate. This annual recognition honours researchers who have demonstrated significant and far-reaching influence in their field of research. Compiled by data analytics