EnergyHack@GT Event

January 28, 2025

From Ideas to Solutions: Georgia Tech's First Energy and Sustainability Hackathon

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EnergyHack @GT, Georgia Tech’s inaugural student-run energy and sustainability hackathon, kicked off Jan. 17-19, 2025.

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Andrei Fedorov

January 24, 2025

Andrei Fedorov Selected as Part of Major International Research Initiative in Big Data and AI for Energy

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The program, Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) for Top Scientists, is funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. It will receive approximately $3.2 million in funding over five years.

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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 female student operating a knitting machine in a research lab at Georgia Tech.

January 22, 2025

The Year in Photos

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See our photographers’ best shots and discover unseen gems in this collection.

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Josiah Hester

January 16, 2025

Biden Administration Names Interactive Computing Researcher as PECASE Recipient

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Interactive Computing Associate Professor Josiah Hester is one of 400 people to be awarded the Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for early career researchers.

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 The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images

January 9, 2025

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

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In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

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Historical sign depicting information about Tech Tower

January 7, 2025

Finalists Chosen in Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research Search

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Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research search committee has selected three finalists, each of whom will visit campus.

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Historical sign depicting information about Tech Tower

January 7, 2025

Finalists Chosen in Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research Search

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Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research search committee has selected three finalists.

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Fabia Athena headshot with graphic background

December 18, 2024

Athena Named to Forbes 2025 30 Under 30 Energy and Green Tech List

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The ECE Ph.D. graduate, who is completing a research fellowship at Stanford University, was recognized for her research into more efficient AI computing.

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Portrait of Johney Green, SEI EAB Member

December 17, 2024

Georgia Tech Alum Johney Green Selected as New Lab Director at the Savannah River National Laboratory

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Johney Green Jr., M.S. ME 1993, Ph.D. ME 2000, has been chosen to serve as the new laboratory director for Savannah River National Laboratory. A proud Yellow Jacket, Green currently serves on the Strategic Energy Institute’s External Advisory Board.

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Image with GT researchers Tequila Harris, Matt McDowell, Anna Erickson, Wenting Sun, Valerie Thomas, Adam Steinberg, and Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena

December 9, 2024

Powering Up

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Our researchers are creating new technologies that pollute less and store more energy — while also ensuring the manufacturing process is clean.

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Matthew McDowell, Associate Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and SEI Initiative Lead for Energy Storage

December 5, 2024

Matthew McDowell Selected as Associate Chair for Research

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Associate Professor Matthew McDowell has been selected as the next Associate Chair for Research in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He will step into the role on January 1, 2025.

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Portrait of Tequila Harris

December 2, 2024

SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Tequila Harris

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This is a brief Q&A with Tequila Harris, who leads energy and manufacturing initiative at the Strategic Energy Institute. Harris discusses her research and how it influences the energy and manufacturing initiatives at Georgia Tech.

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Portrait of Marta Hatzell

December 1, 2024

Marta Hatzell Appointed Interim Deputy Director of the Strategic Energy Institute

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Associate Professor Marta Hatzell has been appointed interim deputy director of the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute (SEI).

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Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science Under Secretary Geri Richmond with Georgia Tech Researchers

November 22, 2024

Under Secretary Visits Georgia Tech, Strengthens Collaboration With DOE

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On Monday, Nov. 18, Under Secretary Geri Richmond visited Georgia Tech to meet with students and faculty and discuss future opportunities for collaboration. 

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Glycine, one of the critical amino acids that the system coverts carbon dioxide into. (Image Credit: NASA)

November 21, 2024

A New Carbon-Negative Method to Produce Essential Amino Acids

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In a landmark study led by Georgia Tech, researchers demonstrate a first-of-its kind way to synthesize amino acids that uses more carbon than it emits.

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Gabriel Rincon-Mora

November 14, 2024

Rincón-Mora Wins IEEE Atlanta Outstanding Educator Award

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The ECE professor won the award for ground-breaking developments to power regulation and energy harvesting technologies, and outstanding contributions to analog microcircuit education.

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2024 James G. Campbell and Spark Award Winners

November 12, 2024

Meet the 2024 Winners of the James G. Campbell Fellowship and Spark Awards

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The Strategic Energy Institute and the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center at Georgia Tech are proud to announce the winner of the James G. Campbell Fellowship and the 2024 cohort of the annual Spark Awards.

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November 5, 2024

Fueling the Future: Georgia Tech and Drawdown Georgia Business Compact Convene Experts to Drive Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Southeast

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Promise for Southeast to emerge as a hub for sustainable aviation fuel production

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October 30, 2024

Southern Company and Smart Wires Team Up with Georgia Tech to Revolutionize Georgia’s Power Grid

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Southern Company, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Smart Wires, and other partners have announced that they are collaborating on a new U.S. Department of Energy-funded project.

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