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Past and present power grid experts. Top: Power systems experts from around the world gathering in St. Louis in 1904 to discuss anything and everything electrical, including the operation of the then new networks of synchronous generators. Bottom: The January 2023 meeting of the Universal Interoperability for Grid-forming Inverters (UNIFI) Consortium on Georgia Tech’s campus in Atlanta. UNIFI is a U. S. Department of Energy funded effort to advance grid-forming (GFM) inverter technology.

February 23, 2023

Looking Back to Prepare for the Future of the Power Grid

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A new study will examine the relatively invisible role of the algorithms 20th-century engineers developed to optimize the electric power grid.

Cover of Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment eBook

January 9, 2023

New ebook "Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment" by Michael Gamble Now Available!

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A new eBook "Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment" written by Michael Gamble, Academic and Research Council Chair at the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is now available.

October 17, 2022

Bio-Inspired Maker Space Opens in Kendeda Building

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A new maker space is soon to open in the Kendeda Building that only uses ecologically preferable materials and tools.

John Crittenden receiving an ACS Honor Award. L to R: Sherine Obare, John Crittenden, Sharma Virender

September 12, 2022

American Chemical Society Honors John Crittenden

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The ACS held a series of symposia over three days at their recent Fall 2022 conference to honor of John Crittenden.

September 1, 2022

Letter from the BBISS Interim Director, Beril Toktay

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Beril Toktay's letter of introduction as interim director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Side by side portraits of John Crittenden and Beril Toktay.

August 17, 2022

Leadership Transition in the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems

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John Crittenden will be stepping down as executive director of BBISS. Beril Toktay will serve as BBISS’ interim executive director.

Interior of a Inorganic Mass Spectrometry tool

August 5, 2022

Now Online in the MCF: Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Capabilities

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The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility.

Group photo of the participants of the 2022 Energy Unplugged summer camp on the Georgia Tech Atlanta campus staged around the Einstein bench statue/installation.

July 12, 2022

EPICenter Hosts Two Energy Unplugged STEAM Camps: Savannah and Atlanta

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The Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center (EPICenter) hosted two week-long cohorts of "Energy Unplugged," an energy-themed STEAM camp for 35 high school students.

Image capture from the BBISS 30th Anniversary Video of the Georgia Tech Olympic Natatorium with a play button overlay.

June 30, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of Sustainability at Georgia Tech

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Thirty years ago not many folks were interested or thinking about sustainability. BBISS was.

Montage of portraits of the inaugural class of BBISS Graduate Fellows. L to R, top to bottom, Oliver Chapman, Meaghan Conville, Olianike Olaomo, Carlos Fernandez, Vishal Sharma, and Sarah Roney.

June 30, 2022

Six Students Chosen for 2022 BBISS Graduate Fellows Program

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The BBISS Graduate Fellows Program was conceived to select qualified students to receive training in sustainability, team science, and leadership, in addition to their usual programs of study.

Group photo of the winning 2022 Solar Decathlon team.

May 9, 2022

Georgia Tech Team Wins Solar Decathlon

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The Georgia Tech student team, "English Avenue Yellow Jackets", is the 2022 Design Challenge Residential Division Grand Winner for the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon.