Simplifying Communication
About Us
The journey of Comm'on Tech started with Jo (Jyotsna) and Fran (Francisco) exclaiming how important communication was in their lives. From being student leaders serving in the Student Government Association (SGA) to conferences, parties or even call with their parents, they had to simplify very complex ideas all the time. At the same time, they realized how little importance was given to science communication to a broad, lay audience. Then, the Covid 19 chaos happened and it was more important than ever for science and technology experts to convey the importance of their findings.
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Today, four graduate researchers are working hard to create a peer-reviewed science blogging platform - Comm'on Tech. Come join us in the journey towards being better science communicators. Also, on the way, learn about all kinds of cool-research going on at Georgia Tech, directly from the horses' mouth (your peer scientists).
Dr.Neha Kondekar
I am a Colombian working on nanomaterials for battery applications. I enjoy it when people understand and get excited about my work, and the only way to do that is to explain it in a way that sounds familiar.
PhD Candidate, Materials Science & Engineering
“In God we trust; the rest of you, bring data”, goes the saying. I live by those words as a Ph.D. student seeking and understanding data. I am here to simplify our lives by cutting through the clutter and bringing you advances in science and technology, straight from university labs.
Materials Science & Engineering
Jyotsna Ramachandran
PhD Candidate, Materials Science & Engineering
As a curious scientist and explorer, I am passionate about spreading my spark of curiosity and joy of exploration to the same folks who are impacted by the effects of strides in science and technology. Hop on my jargon free and self-reflective wagon of science communication!
Francisco Quintero
Dylan Jeonghwan Son
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
As a Ph.D student in Biomedical Engineering developing technical innovations in Microscopy systems, translating my new findings into easy language could bridge the gap in science, policy, and education and benefit the next generation.
Sonja Brankovic
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
I'm a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering trying to better understand renewable energy systems. One of the most important skills we have as researchers is to be our own first translator of our findings to the general public, and that's something I work on all the time.