March 23, 2023
Woodruff School Partners with Siemens to Launch New Course
Over 9% of global passenger vehicle sales last year were electric vehicles (EVs) according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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March 15, 2023
Georgia Tech Announces 2023 EVPR Institute Research Award Winners
At Georgia Tech, the research enterprise covers activities from basic research to commercialization and societal use. Each year, the Executive Vice President for Research (EVPR) presents awards to recognize the achievements of faculty and staff.
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August 22, 2022
DOE Renews Funding of Energy Frontier Research Center with $13.2 Million Grant
Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a third round of funding ($13.2 million over four years) for its Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) to study materials used in c
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August 27, 2024
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena Receives $1M NSF Grant to Study Recycling of Perovskite Solar Cells
When the National Science Foundation (NSF) put out an interdisciplinary challenge for clean energy, Dr. Correa-Baena, Dr. Naomi Deneke, and Dr. Ilke Celik partnered to write a proposal to tackle recycling of perovskite solar cells.
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August 21, 2024
How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems
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.
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August 9, 2024
Georgia Tech’s Industrial Assessment Center Named Top in U.S. for 2024
Industrial Assessment Centers help medium-sized industrial facilities with energy-related support.
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August 6, 2024
Christine Conwell Appointed Interim Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute
Christine Conwell has been named interim executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Sept. 10.
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August 5, 2024
Hernandez-Mejia Appointed Interim Director of NEETRAC
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.
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August 5, 2024
Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang
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.
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July 30, 2024
Regents’ Professor Tim Lieuwen to Serve as Georgia Tech’s Interim EVPR
Lieuwen will begin his term as interim EVPR on September 10, 2024.
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June 3, 2024
VIP Tackles Grid Resilience with Real-Time Power Outage Tracker
The database will help researchers explore questions about the causes and effects of power outages and how policy interventions can help strengthen grid resilience.
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May 14, 2024
Turning Up the Heat: Georgia Tech Economist Finds Price Has Little Impact on Consumers’ Thermostat Choices
In a study by a Georgia Tech economist that could help inform future energy policy, half the participants cranked their thermostats despite knowing exactly how much each extra degree would cost them.
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May 13, 2024
To Save Energy, Users Let Smart Thermostats Take the Lead
People using energy-efficient smart thermostats are willing to sacrifice comfort and control to save relatively small amounts of energy that could add up if enough people sign on, a Georgia Tech economist reported in a recent study.
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May 6, 2024
Beyond the Haze: An Economist’s Insight Into Air Pollution
Are you under the impression that air pollution is a dichotomous problem where the air is either polluted or it’s not? What else is there to know about air pollution? The surprising answer to this question lies not with a scientist but with an economist.
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May 3, 2024
EPICenter Hosts Lightning Talks for Research and Ideas Exchange
On April 12, the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center (EPICenter) hosted its second round of the “Friday Lightning Talk Series” at the Scholars Event Network space in the Price Gilbert Library.
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April 24, 2024
Secretary of Energy Announces a Tri-City Alliance With Georgia Tech for Scalable, Equitable, and Innovative Clean Energy Solutions
On a recent visit to the Georgia Tech campus, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced that a tri-city alliance of Atlanta, Decatur, and Savannah in partnership with Georgia Tech will receive funding to drive clean energy solutions.
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April 16, 2024
Advancing Clean Energy: Georgia Tech Hosts Energy Materials Day
Energy Materials Day was co-hosted by Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute , the Institute for Materials, and the Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center.
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April 11, 2024
Faculty Fellows Program Focuses on Energy Equity, Environmental Justice, and Community Engagement
The Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE — formerly SLS), in collaboration with the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS), the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), and the
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March 19, 2024
Public Policy Research Powers Sierra Club Report on Black Energy Burden in Georgia
The study examines the causes of energy burden among Black residents in Georgia.
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March 18, 2024
Civic Data Analysis Finds New Opportunity for Federal Energy Efficiency Initiatives
A new study from the School of Public Policy finds that federal housing policies accelerate energy efficiency participation among low and moderate-income households — even when those policies don’t directly address energy efficiency.
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