Atlanta Youth to Design ‘Future of Paper’ Exhibit at Papermaking Museum

A new educational initiative is set to teach Atlanta high school students how to create electronics, wearable devices, and other technologies that are built on paper and craft materials.

Hands-on workshops hosted by the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking and led by Georgia Tech Assistant Professor HyunJoo Oh will introduce about 60 students from Atlanta Public Schools to paper-based electronics.

The Williams Museum will open an exhibit titled “The Future of Paper” that displays designs created in the workshops alongside visionary examples of paper-based technologies from Georgia Tech researchers.

The exhibit, funded by the National Science Foundation, is slated to open to the public in 2027.