Atalay Atasu joined the faculty of the College of Management at Georgia Tech in the fall of 2007. His research focus is on sustainable operations management, and his interests include design of closed-loop supply chains, strategic pricing and positioning of remanufactured/refurbished products, design of environmental directives and inventory control.

His research appeared in scientific journals such as Management Science and Production and Operations Management. Dr. Atasu won the Wickham Skinner Award for best unpublished paper at the 2007 Production and Operations Management meeting for "Efficient Take-Back Legislation."