Speaker presenting at the Visions for Sustainable Polymers Symposium

May 3, 2023

RBI and Student Polymer Network co-host the 9th Annual Symposium on Sustainable Polymers

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In early April, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) along with the Student Polymer Network (SPN) hosted the ninth annual research symposium titled “The Visions for Sustainable Polymers.” The symposium also included the annual SPN poster session at t

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Concept diagram showing satellite capturing and deorbiting a spent rocket fuselage.

May 3, 2023

Space Lace: Net Fishing in Low Earth Orbit

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Lisa Marks is designing a net to capture space debris.

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Launch of ReWOOD at RBI

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Launches Wood-Based Renewables Research Center

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a new science and technology research center called ReWOOD.

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Cleanroom worker holding a wafer

May 2, 2023

Georgia Tech Addressing the Nation’s Call for Semiconductors

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Georgia Tech's multidisciplinary semiconductor researchers working to innovate chip technology to ensure U.S. competitiveness

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April 25, 2023

Micro-Grants Community-Based Research Teams Present their Work

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The 2022-23 Micro-Grants Community-Based Research awardees presented their findings at the second annual symposium, held on April 18, 2023, in the auditorium of the Kendeda Building.

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April 25, 2023

Micro-Grants Community-Based Research Teams Present their Work

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The 2022-23 Micro-Grants Community-Based Research awardees presented their findings at the second annual symposium, held on April 18, 2023, in the auditorium of the Kendeda Building.

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Steven Chu (Credit: Imke Lass/Redux)

April 20, 2023

Physics to Host Climate Talk with Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Nobel Laureate

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Physicist Steven Chu was the first person appointed to the U.S. Cabinet after having won a Nobel Prize. On April 26, he will deliver a public lecture at Georgia Tech on climate change and innovative paths towards a more sustainable future.

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Aerial view of Tybee Island marina in Chatham County, Georgia.

April 13, 2023

Tool Helps Coastal Areas Find Ideal Spots for Water Level Sensors

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Iris Tien’s method reduces the possible locations for sensors by nearly 99% and accounts for flood risk, population vulnerability, and more.

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Professor Omer Inan is set to take the stage at the upcoming TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise event on May 19.

April 6, 2023

ECE Professor Omer Inan to be Featured Speaker at TEDxAtlanta 2023: WE RISE

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Inan will be discussing his groundbreaking research on wearable healthcare technologies.

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StudentPosterSession-GT_Batteryday2023

April 4, 2023

Georgia Tech Battery Day Reveals Opportunities in Energy Storage Research

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More than 230 energy research and industry participants convened to discuss and advance energy storage technologies during Georgia Tech Battery Day.

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StudentPosterSession-GT_Batteryday2023

April 4, 2023

Georgia Tech Battery Day Reveals Opportunities in Energy Storage Research

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More than 230 energy research and industry participants convened to discuss and advance energy storage technologies during Georgia Tech Battery Day.

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An aerial view of the SPRUCE enclosure.

March 31, 2023

Rising Temperatures Alter ‘Missing Link’ of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk

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Georgia Tech researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support systems.

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Driving Change: Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in EV innovation

March 21, 2023

Driving Change: Georgia Tech Experts Lead in Electrification of America’s Roads

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Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and with economic and environmental impacts colliding, Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in the development of next-generation solutions.

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February 23, 2023

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

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An international, collaborative team of researchers shed light on how fungi and plant roots work together to gather nutrients — and how the diversity of plant species may impact the process.

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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.

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Montage of portraits of the 2023 BBISS Initiative Leads. From L to R: Hailong Chen, Yi Deng, Shatakshee Dhongde, Michael Helms, Josiah Hester, Xiaoming Huo, Neha Kumar, Junshan Liu, Jian Luo, Alex Oettl, Dori Pap, Brigitte Stepanov, Yuanzhi Tang, Anjali Thomas, and Danielle Willkens.

February 9, 2023

BBISS Initiative Leads Projects Selected

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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

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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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Martha Grover

January 6, 2023

Savannah River National Laboratory, Georgia Tech Select Martha Grover for Joint Appointment

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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

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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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Portrait of Joe Bozeman III

January 20, 2023

Researchers Find that to Achieve Long-term Sustainability, Urban Systems Must Tackle Social Justice and Equity

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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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