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Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Research, Student Research

Montage of five portraits, L to R, T to B: Josiah Hester, Peng Chen, Yongsheng Chen, Rosemarie Santa González, and Joe Bozeman.

Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Research, Student Research

August 21, 2024

How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems

10 min read

Georgia Tech researchers are leveraging AI to address sustainability challenges in areas like climate change, urban farming, food distribution, and carbon storage, while ensuring ethical use of the technology.

Rich Simmons explaining the mini-project before the final student presentations

August 20, 2024

Energy Unplugged Summer Camp Fuels Curiosity and Innovation in K-12 Students

3 min read

The Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center (EPICenter) hosted the 2024 cohort of Energy Unplugged, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) summer program for high school students.

Community, Education, Georgia Tech Arts, Institute and Campus, Research

Community, Education, Georgia Tech Arts, Institute and Campus, Research

August 20, 2024

Profile on Anna Doll – Education Curator at Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking

4 min read

This article provides the day-to-day work of Anna Doll, education curator at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, located in Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute.

August 19, 2024

Using AI to Find the Polymers of the Future

5 min read

The research group published two Nature papers on their decades of work in the area.

A woman with blonde hair and a blue sweater stands among solar panels.

August 15, 2024

Renewable Energy Policies Provide Benefits Across State Lines

4 min read

New research suggests U.S. states with clean energy policies provide benefits to their neighbors, including states without their own renewable energy policies.

Alumni, Business, Community, Economic Development and Policy, Exhibitions, Institute and Campus, Special Events and Guest Speakers, Student and Faculty

CREATE-X Demo Day, Aug. 29, 5-7p.m., Exhibition Hall, 460 Fourth Street NW, Atlanta, GA

Alumni, Business, Community, Economic Development and Policy, Exhibitions, Institute and Campus, Special Events and Guest Speakers, Student and Faculty

August 14, 2024

CREATE-X Celebrates 10-Year Milestone With 100 New Startups at Demo Day

2 min read

On Aug. 29, CREATE-X will celebrate its 10th anniversary at Demo Day, showcasing over 100 startups and more than 250 founders.

Engineering

Engineering

August 14, 2024

Saeedifard Wins Pair of IEEE Awards

2 min read

The ECE professor received the two awards over the summer for her research on energy systems.

Two faculty who hold joint appointments working in a lab.

August 12, 2024

Researchers Break Boundaries to Spark Energy Innovation

1 min read

By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.

Business, Economic Development and Policy, Energy

Business, Economic Development and Policy, Energy

August 9, 2024

Georgia Tech’s Industrial Assessment Center Named Top in U.S. for 2024

3 min read

Industrial Assessment Centers help medium-sized industrial facilities with energy-related support.

Energy, Research

Christine Conwell, Interim Executive Director of Strategic Energy Institute

Energy, Research

August 6, 2024

Christine Conwell Appointed Interim Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

3 min read

Christine Conwell has been named interim executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Sept. 10.

Architecture, Energy, Engineering, Research

August 5, 2024

Hernandez-Mejia Appointed Interim Director of NEETRAC

2 min read

Hernandez-Mejia, who has worked at ECE’s National Electric Energy Testing, Research, & Applications Center (NEETRAC) since 2017, brings extensive experience to the member-driven electric utility research center.

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy, Environment, Institute Leadership

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy, Environment, Institute Leadership

August 5, 2024

Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang

3 min read

Tang took on the role of associate co-director of interdisciplinary research for BBISS so she could help others access resources that had shaped her growth as a researcher at Georgia Tech.

Business, Community, Exhibitions, Institute and Campus, Student and Faculty, Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research)

Electrosuit Founders Aubrey Hall and Sherya Chakraborty pose for their third place win in the Spring 2024 I2P Showcase

Business, Community, Exhibitions, Institute and Campus, Student and Faculty, Student Competition Winners (academic, innovation, and research)

August 2, 2024

Iterating Better Therapy Support: Electrosuit

4 min read

Electrosuit, a startup by Aubrey Hall and Sherya Chakraborty, secured third place in the Spring 2024 I2P Showcase, and their product, a garment for at-home electrical stimulation, targets individuals with chronic pain or motor impairments.

Aerospace, Alumni, Environment, Research

Ross Brockwell exiting the Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Aerospace, Alumni, Environment, Research

July 31, 2024

A Yellow Jacket on Mars

4 min read

A Georgia Tech alum has emerged after living in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the past year.

Research

July 30, 2024

Novelis and Georgia Tech Showcase Technical Leadership at International Aluminum Conference

2 min read

Global aluminum leader Novelis and the Georgia Institute of Technology recently co-hosted the 19th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys, highlighting advances in sustainability, future mobility, and next-generation manufacturing.

Research

Research

July 30, 2024

RBI Initiative Lead Profile: Will Gutekunst

3 min read

Will Gutekunst, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative along with Blair Brettmann at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI).

Aerospace, Energy, Institute Leadership, Research

Tim Lieuwen, Regents' Professor and SEI executive director, has been named interim EVPR.

Aerospace, Energy, Institute Leadership, Research

July 30, 2024

Regents’ Professor Tim Lieuwen to Serve as Georgia Tech’s Interim EVPR

2 min read

Lieuwen will begin his term as interim EVPR on September 10, 2024.

Abstract Illustration of Resources to Stay Current in the World of Supply Chain

July 29, 2024

Staying Current in the World of Supply Chain: My Go-To Resources

4 min read

SCL Managing Director Chris Gaffney on how he stays up to date with the latest trends and developments in the dynamic world of supply chain management.

Erik Barbosa and Madeline Morrell examine salt beads

July 23, 2024

Mechanical Engineering Researchers Use Salt for Thermal Energy Storage

4 min read

Georgia Tech researchers in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME) are developing more efficient heating systems that don’t rely on fossil fuels.

Building Construction, Economic Development and Policy, Engineering, Institute and Campus, Research, Robotics

An early rendering of the main expanded research area at the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (Credit: Lord Aeck Sargent).

Building Construction, Economic Development and Policy, Engineering, Institute and Campus, Research, Robotics

July 23, 2024

AI and Automation Converge in Expansion of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility

4 min read

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute’s pilot facility will continue to bridge the gap between manufacturing research and industry with its new AI- and automation-focused expansion.