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June 29, 2023

Secretary of Energy Discusses Clean Energy

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Georgia Tech to talk about President Joe Biden's investment in clean energy.

June 29, 2023

The McDowell Lab at Georgia Tech is Shaping the Future of Battery Technology

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Researching new materials for the next generation of high-capacity batteries is Matthew McDowell, associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and director of the McDowell Lab.

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

June 27, 2023

Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute and Infrastructure & Sustainability Sign MOU for Joint Collaboration Opportunities

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The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) and the Infrastructure & Sustainability (I&S) unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on using campus as a living lab.

Novelis scientists and engineers in the GTMI Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility. More than 50 scientists and engineers from Novelis attended the AI workshop.

June 26, 2023

Novelis/Georgia Tech AI Applications Workshop

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The Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech organized a "AI Applications Workshop" on June 8, 2023.

Thomas Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E., has begun his term as the 142nd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

June 22, 2023

Thomas Kurfess Elected ASME President

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Thomas Kurfess, Ph.D., P.E., was elected the 142nd president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

June 22, 2023

Research Next Project Team Promotes Collaboration With HBCUs

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For Georgia Tech, striving toward inclusivity starts with a simple but crucial goal: building deep, lasting research partnerships.

June 21, 2023

NIH BRAIN grant funds Emory-Georgia Tech center for next-generation neurotechnology

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Emory University and Georgia Tech has received a $4.8 million NIH grant to establish the Center for Advanced Motor BioEngineering and Research.

June 15, 2023

Tim Lieuwen Named Interim Chair of AE School

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Tim Lieuwen has been selected to serve as interim chair of Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, effective August 1. Lieuwen is a Regents’ Professor; the David S. Lewis, Jr. Professor; and has been an AE School faculty member s

An image of purple and green bacteria taken with a microscope

June 14, 2023

Scientists Discover Small RNA That Regulates Bacterial Infection

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The researchers identified the major molecular mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections.

Shreyes N. Melkote won the 2023 SME Gold Medal award which recognizes outstanding service to the manufacturing engineering profession in technical communications through published literature, technical writings, or lectures.

June 13, 2023

Melkote Awarded 2023 SME Gold Medal

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Shreyes N. Melkote won the 2023 SME Gold Medal award.

June 13, 2023

New Georgia Tech Environmental Science Degree Launches

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The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.

Photo Credit Ben Gray, AJC. A student wearing a "Serve-Learn-Sustain" tee shirt walks along a campus walkway with a Georgia Tech faculty member.

June 12, 2023

Serve-Learn-Sustain to Launch New Center

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On July 1, SLS will launch the Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education.

A thermal imaging device shows heat distribution in the carbon fibers.

June 12, 2023

Inside-Out Heating and Ambient Wind Could Make Direct Air Capture Cheaper and More Efficient

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Chemical engineers use coated carbon fibers and eliminate steam-based heating in their simpler design, which also can be powered by wind energy.

June 7, 2023

GTRI Works to Enhance EV Battery Reuse and Recycling in Georgia

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The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to optimize Georgia’s EV battery supply chain by developing cost-and energy-efficient methods that pose fewer environmental risks.

Newly Developed Carbon Membranes Enable Efficient Removal and Concentration of Organic Molecules from Water

June 5, 2023

Georgia Tech Engineers Develop Carbon Membranes Enabling Efficient Removal and Concentration of Organic Molecules from Water

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Researchers in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed rigid, carbon membranes that effectively remove and concentrate small organic molecules (such as solvents) from water.

May 30, 2023

Mitigating Climate Change Through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems

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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Keynote at the Spring2023 RBI Workshop on Packaging Innovation and the Circular Economy

May 26, 2023

Spring Workshop Explores Innovations in the Packaging Industry and the Circular Economy

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More than 90 attendees from academia, national labs, and industry convened and discussed the cutting-edge research and industry developments happening across the world and got an opportunity to network with leading researchers and peers.

May 26, 2023

Spring Workshop Explores Innovations in the Packaging Industry and the Circular Economy

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The NEETRAC advisory board meeting on May 17, at Georgia Tech. New NEETRAC Director Joe Hagerman (front row, second to left) was introduced to the board during the meetings.

May 25, 2023

New NEETRAC Director Joe Hagerman Aims for Center to Lead Amid Power Grid Transformation

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As the nation's power grid undergoes a transformative shift with historic investment in clean energy, Joe Hagerman understands the importance of this moment for the National Electric Energy Testing, Research and Applications Center (NEETRAC).

May 24, 2023

The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems Announces Sustainability Next Seed Grant Winners, Second Round Call Opens

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Georgia Tech’s Sustainability Next Institute Strategic Plan initiative launched an annual seed grant program totaling $250,000 to support interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary climate and sustainability research.