February 9, 2023
BBISS Initiative Leads Projects Selected
Ten projects have been chosen involving 15 faculty members hailing from all 6 colleges at Georgia Tech and the campus in Shenzhen, China.
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February 6, 2023
Additive Manufacturing Creates New Options for High-Powered RF Waveguides
Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are using additive manufacturing techniques to create unique waveguide structures that would be difficult or impossible to make using conventional fabrication processes.
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January 6, 2023
Savannah River National Laboratory, Georgia Tech Select Martha Grover for Joint Appointment
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) recently selected Martha Grover, Ph.D., for a joint appointment.
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January 23, 2023
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to Offer Three New Undergraduate Degrees — Including Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Major
The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.
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January 20, 2023
Researchers Find that to Achieve Long-term Sustainability, Urban Systems Must Tackle Social Justice and Equity
Inclusivity and understanding past policies and their effects on underserved and marginalized communities must be part of urban planning, design, and public policy efforts for cities.
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January 3, 2023
Georgia Tech Launches Sustainable-X Entrepreneurship Program
The new program provides support to those who want to start businesses that solve social and environmental challenges.
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December 7, 2022
Researchers and Alumni Aid in $2.6 Million Effort to Restore Salt Marshes in Historic Charleston
A citizen science initiative led by a Georgia Tech alum has turned a community’s concerns into a collaborative effort — which includes Biological Sciences Professor Joel Kostka — to study and restore Charleston’s degraded salt marshes.
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October 17, 2022
Bio-Inspired Maker Space Opens in Kendeda Building
A new maker space is soon to open in the Kendeda Building that only uses ecologically preferable materials and tools.
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September 28, 2022
Cyber Faculty Sets Out to Protect Nation’s Investment in AI Manufacturing
Associate Professor Saman Zonouz will research ways to protect Georgia Tech's investment in AI manufacturing
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September 27, 2022
Partnership with DOD’s Microelectronics Workforce Development Program Continues, Expands
The nearly $11M, five-year extension of the SCALE program aims to restore global lead through education initiatives.
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September 12, 2022
Crittenden and Co-authors Win ES&T Best Paper Award
The ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology Engineering are presenting a “Best Paper Award” for 2021 to John Crittenden and co-authors.
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September 12, 2022
American Chemical Society Honors John Crittenden
The ACS held a series of symposia over three days at their recent Fall 2022 conference to honor of John Crittenden.
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September 1, 2022
Letter from the BBISS Interim Director, Beril Toktay
Beril Toktay's letter of introduction as interim director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.
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August 8, 2022
Congratulations to ISyE Senior Design Teams for Outstanding Recognition at the Capstone Design Competition
Students recognized at Material Handling Industry (MHI) and College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) event.
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August 5, 2022
Now Online in the MCF: Inorganic Mass Spectrometry Capabilities
The Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at Georgia Tech has installed a new inorganic mass spectrometry facility.
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June 30, 2022
Celebrating 30 Years of Sustainability at Georgia Tech
Thirty years ago not many folks were interested or thinking about sustainability. BBISS was.
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June 30, 2022
Six Students Chosen for 2022 BBISS Graduate Fellows Program
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.
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May 26, 2022
ECE Plays Key Role in EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Win
Multiple members of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) contributed to the four-year project.
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May 9, 2022
Georgia Tech Team Wins Solar Decathlon
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.
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April 20, 2022
With Recent Funding, Sea Level Sensor Project in Savannah Moves into New Phase
The rising sea levels along Georgia’s Savannah coast and an uptick in more severe storms during hurricane season are bellwethers to looming ecological challenges stemming from climate change.
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