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In 1999, Georgia Tech began offering local degree programs to engineering students in southeast Georgia, and in 2003 it opened its current regional campus in Savannah.

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From Landslides to Ocean Waves

Date: 
September 8, 2011
Source: 
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Hermann Fritz, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Georgia Tech Savannah, gave a public demonstration of research he’s conducting this summer at the lab’s wave research tsunami wave basin to study the dynamics of tsunamis formed by landslides and their effect on coastal areas.

OSU studies tsunamis triggered by landslides

Date: 
September 8, 2011
Source: 
KVAL Channel 13 Eugene
“You can have an earthquake that triggers landslides and that could make your wave a lot bigger than you expect,” said Dr. Hermann Fritz, a visiting professor from Georgia Tech University.

Investors Get Opportunity to Meet Best and Brightest Entrepreneurs

Date: 
September 7, 2011
Source: 
Savannah Morning News
The investor deadline to apply for the second Savannah StartupLounge, a get-to-know-each-other event for investors and entrepreneurs, is fast approaching. Orjan Isakson is the Coastal Regional Manager for the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute and ATDC, based on the Georgia Tech Savannah campus.

Researchers probe 'stealth' tsunamis in Ore.

Date: 
September 7, 2011
Source: 
KGW Channel 8 (NBC) Portland
Wednesday at Oregon State University's Hinsdale Wave Research Lab, scientists demonstrated a certain type of tsunami often referred to as a “stealth.” Dr. Hermann Fritz, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, conducted the demonstration.

Professor Makes Waves to Save Lives

Date: 
September 7, 2011
Source: 
Oregon Public Broadcasting
On Wednesday, Professor Hermann Fritz led a demonstration for media to draw public attention to his study of underwater landslides that produce tsunamis.

OSU researchers study landslide-generated tsunamis

Date: 
September 7, 2011
Source: 
Fox 12 Portland, Oregon
Researchers at Oregon State University are studying landslide-generated tsunamis. Hermann Fritz, associate professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, says landslide-generated tsunamis are more difficult to study than earthquake-generated ones.

New monitor balances security with need for speed

Date: 
July 15, 2011
Source: 
Savannah Morning News
On a recent visit to Page Siplon at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, located on the campus of Georgia Tech Savannah the pair discovered another potential use for their device — ensuring the purity and safety of food products. Harden said they went to Siplon for two reasons.

Students clean up water with science

Date: 
June 26, 2011
Source: 
Savannah Morning News
The filtration test was just one of many challenges the students faced throughout the past week. Armed with pebbles, sand and ground-up charcoal, students had to filter the pond water through a plastic cylinder. Volunteers from the local engineering firms that sponsored the event graded their final product by its clearness after the water passed through each team of students' home-made filter several times.

Top High School Students Gain Real World Engineering Experience at the Savannah Engineering Academy Hosted by Georgia Tech Savannah

Date: 
June 24, 2011
Source: 
DMN Newswire
This program exposes students to various facets of engineering, says Patricia Potter, Georgia Tech Savannah program manager and coordinator for the Savannah Engineering Academy. Students really enjoy the experience as it helps them prepare for their college studies and a potential career in engineering.

Top High School Students Gain Real World Engineering Experience at the Savannah Engineering Academy Hosted by Georgia Tech Savannah

Date: 
June 24, 2011
Source: 
UPI.com
A week long summer camp consisting of engineering seminars and hands-on learning sessions got underway Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Savannah Engineering Academy hosted by Georgia Tech Savannah. The Academy is a program for the advanced teaching of science and engineering that incorporates and highlights industry experts from organizations such as Gulfstream, Standard Concrete Products, EFACEC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to name a few.