Joel Kostka

April 4, 2025

Joel Kostka Named Director of Georgia Tech for Georgia’s Tomorrow

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The new center, announced by the College in December 2024, will drive research aimed at improving life across the state of Georgia.

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Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the start of its emission monitoring voyage

April 4, 2025

Study: Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option for bulk maritime shipping

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Researchers found that burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option for bulk maritime shipping. They analyzed the full lifecycle of several fuel options and found this ble environmental impact, overall, to burning low-sulfur fuels.

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Bridge installation

March 20, 2025

Bridging the Gap: Reusing Wind Turbine Blades to Build Bridges

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Georgia Tech researchers and alumni have installed a new kind of footbridge in an Atlanta park.

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Phillip Si and Peng Chen

March 14, 2025

Machine Learning Encoder Improves Weather Forecasting and Tsunami Prediction

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Ph.D. student Phillip Si and Assistant Professor Peng Chen developed Latent-EnSF, a technique that improves how ML models assimilate data to make predictions.

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Members of ElectrifyGT visiting Delta.

March 13, 2025

Organization Spotlight: ElectrifyGT

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ElectrifyGT is at the forefront of Georgia Tech’s push for a cleaner future.

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Four researchers standing in a lab with a large roll of fiberglass insulation and a wooden rack holding small bags of hemp fiber-based insulation materials. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

February 27, 2025

Using Hemp in Building Insulation Could Make Structures Greener, Create Jobs, and Be a Profitable Industry

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CEE researchers’ analysis outlines path to a U.S. construction market for hemp-based fibers, which are already used for clothing and biodegradable plastics.

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Yongsheng Chen

February 16, 2025

Georgia Tech Research Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

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Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.

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Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)

January 22, 2025

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

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A group of Georgia Tech students gather for a group photo including a sign that says, "8th Global Botanic Gardens Congress."

November 7, 2024

Georgia Tech UrbanAg Project Presents to International Conference

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Georgia Tech’s Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS) recently traveled across the world to Singapore for the 8th Global Botanic Garden Congress.

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Saman Zonouz is a Georgia Tech associate professor and lead researcher for the DerGuard project.

October 18, 2024

Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Goes Green with $4.6 Million DOE Grant

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Georgia Tech researchers received a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to enhance cybersecurity for renewable energy technologies.

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Ant hill cast in molten aluminum to show intricate underground structure of tunnels and chambers, much like the branches of coral.

October 15, 2024

Nature’s Ingenuity Inspires Civil Engineer to Design Efficient and Effective Solutions

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David Frost sees endless innovation in natural systems to solve real-world civil engineering problems.

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An Adobe stock conceptual image of a lighted bulb in the dirt illustrating new technology that draws energy from dirt.

October 11, 2024

Soil-Powered Fuel Cell Makes List of Best Sustainability Designs

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New technology being developed at Georgia Tech placed in Fast Company’s list of the best sustainability-focused designs of 2024.

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Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management and regents professor

September 25, 2024

Scheller Business Insights: Achieving Net Zero Featuring Beril Toktay

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Beril Toktay, director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and Regents' Professor in Operations Management, discusses achieving net zero and provides examples of how some industries can reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change.

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Tim Lieuwen standing above one of the Strategic Energy Institute's (SEI) research areas.

September 18, 2024

Tim Lieuwen Honored by Royal Academy of Engineering

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The former interim chair for the AE School has been elected an International Fellow for his contributions to the aerospace and energy professions.

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Ice fog over Fairbanks as seen from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Debbie Dean)

September 6, 2024

In Fairbanks, Alaska, Researchers Unravel Frigid Air Pollution

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New research shows that an effort to improve wintertime air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska may not be as effective as intended.

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

August 21, 2024

How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems

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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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Yuanzhi Tang

August 5, 2024

Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang

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

July 31, 2024

A Yellow Jacket on Mars

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

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Using what she learned from her PIN fellowship, Iesha Baldwin now serves as the inaugural sustainability coordinator for Spelman College.

June 4, 2024

Less Waste, More AI: Fellowship Offers Opportunity to Test Sustainable Solutions

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Iesha Baldwin, the inaugural Georgia AIM Fellow with the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, hopes to use artificial intelligence to cut down on manufacturing waste — and improve science education.

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Students in Georgia Tech's GROWER VIP on a site visit to Cobb EMC in Spring 2024

June 3, 2024

VIP Tackles Grid Resilience with Real-Time Power Outage Tracker

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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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