The School of Nuclear Engineering merges with the School of Mechanical Engineering. The School of Mechanical Engineering is named for its benefactor, George W. Woodruff. Georgia Tech is selected as the site of the Olympic Village. Tech's first foreign campus, Georgia Tech Lorraine, in Metz, France, is opened. The Woodruff School moves into the MRDC building.
Tech serves as the site of the Olympic Village.
The Georgia Tech Lorraine program expands to include mechanical engineering. Construction begins on the second phase of the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex. The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia Tech 6th in industry-sponsored research. The American Association of Engineering Societies ranks Georgia Tech 1st in the number of doctoral and master's degrees awarded to blacks in engineering. The American Association of Engineering Societies ranks Georgia Tech 1st in the number of degrees awarded to women in engineering.