Inventure Prize
Convexity Electronics clinch the first spot at the 2025 edition of the Inventure Prize, a $20,000 grand prize and a spot in the CREATE-X Startup Launch program. Team members Calla Scotch second-year ME and MSE, Anuj Pandey third-year ME and Atharva Lele second-year CHBE, invented a 3D printer that manufactures printed circuit boards (PCBs) with more efficiency, smaller circuitry and faster lead times, enabling PCBs to be produced at scale.
“This is just the beginning,” Pandey said, speaking to Tech as the team celebrated. He further added that winning the Inventure Prize will support their journey toward commercialization.
“The next step is building more printers,” he added, “testing out our technology on more boards, and using our connections to start implementing our printers and PCBs. You’ll see us everywhere!”
Second place went to NextGenFile, a legal tech startup that aims to streamline Leave of Absence filings for attorneys. Their web-based platform integrates with Georgia’s e-filing system to minimize errors and save legal professionals time. Team member Matt Geuss, fourth-year IE, emphasized the importance of the $10,000 prize for scaling their marketing efforts. With a six-member team, NextGenFile’s platform promises real-time tracking and significant time savings for law firms.
“It’s surreal,” said Aashni Patel, IE’24 and NextGenFile co-founder.
“The people who came out to support us, all the lawyers who have helped us — we really do appreciate all the help we’ve received along the way.”
Sports nutrition startup, DivineDrive, won the People’s Choice Award. Created by Ty Thompson, fourth-year MGT and student-athlete, and Sydney Brown, third-year BME, their energy drink provides hydration and muscle recovery. They won a $5,000 prize.
“I just want to thank everybody who supported us and everybody who voted for us,” said Brown.
“We’re so grateful, and we can really feel the love tonight, so thank you all so much.”
US News Rankings
Tech has performed exceptionally well in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, with multiple programs securing top spots.
All the College of Engineering programs ranked in the top 10 nationally. Industrial Engineering continues to hold the No. 1 spot, while Aerospace, Biomedical, and Civil Engineering clinched the second ranking. Environmental Engineering rose to fourth, whereas Chemical, Computer and Mechanical Engineering ranked fifth.
Scheller College of Business’ part-time MBA program broke into the top 10, and its specialties, such as Business Analytics, Production/Operations and Information Systems, ranked third, fifth and fifth, respectively.
The College of Computing’s artificial intelligence program ranked sixth, and its systems program ranked fourth, alongside Stanford’s.
Ivan Allen College’s public affairs programs also finished in the top 10. Information and Technology Management was second, while Environmental Policy and Management was eighth.
Public Policy will be renamed.
Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy will be renamed the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy after the Georgia Board of Regents approved it on April 16. The change comes after a two-year process in collaboration with the Carter Center.
“The Carter family is a true gem of Georgia, demonstrating what can be accomplished through a focus on public service, resilience, and a desire to improve the human condition,” said Cassidy Sugimoto, Tom and Marie Patton Professor and School Chair in the School of Public Policy, while speaking with Tech.
“We are grateful to have the opportunity to honor the Carters for their work since the founding of the Carter Center in 1982, focused on preventing and resolving conflicts, enhancing freedom and democracy, and improving health.”
Carter’s relationship with Tech dates back to 1942, when he briefly studied at the Institute before receiving an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. He received the Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Service and Progress in 2002 and the Prize for Social Courage in 2017.
“It’s a pleasure always to be associated with the Ivan Allen family in any way. We’ve been close to the family for a long time,” said Carter at the award event in 2017. “In every respect, my heart is with Georgia Tech.”
“My family and I are honored by Georgia Tech’s naming of the School of Public Policy after my grandparents,” said Jason Carter, grandson of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, to Tech. “Georgia Tech was extremely important to my grandfather, and I am so glad that this institution chose to celebrate my grandparents’ decades-long partnership of service.”