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October 2, 2026

EPIcenter Webinar Series Explores the Future of Nuclear Energy

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A three-part webinar series hosted by Georgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center provided an accessible introduction to the science, economics, policy, and geopolitics shaping the future of nuclear energy.

Founder and CEO James Highsmith, Gaia Box

October 1, 2026

ATDC Startup Brings Community-Centered Energy Infrastructure to Downtown Los Angeles

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ATDC portfolio company Gaia Agricultural Technology is bringing its patented Gaia Box technology to Downtown Los Angeles.

2026 MES Workshop Participants at the Kendeda Building for Innovative Design at Georgia Tech

September 28, 2026

Georgia Tech Hosts Macro-Energy Systems Workshop

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Georgia Tech hosted more than 130 students, researchers, and energy professionals for the fourth Macro-Energy Systems Workshop, chaired by Micah Ziegler, to strengthen collaboration across the macro-energy systems community.

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

September 25, 2026

GT Cybersecurity Expert Helping to Chart the Future of AI on the Energy Grid

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Georgia Tech researcher Saman Zonouz is helping shape resilient AI practices for the electricity grid. His work connects workshop planning with research on AI-enabled grid protection and emerging vulnerabilities.

Picture of MOU Signing ceremony participants from PNNL and Georgia Tech

September 18, 2026

Georgia Tech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sign Agreement to Expand Strategic Research Partnership

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Together, the organizations will pursue new opportunities in joint research, workforce development, technology commercialization, and talent exchange.

September 15, 2026

Internship Connects Supercomputing with National Priorities

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National laboratories play a critical role in advancing science, developing energy technologies, and ensuring national security. This summer, Ph.D. student Tage Burnett contributed to that mission firsthand during an internship at ORNL.

View of downtown Atlanta from surrounding neighborhoods

September 15, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Segregation

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A new study by EPIcenter affiliate Marilyn A. Brown and coauthor Majid Ahmadi examines how racial segregation affects what households pay for basic utilities.

September 9, 2026

Supporting Community-Led Flood Resilience

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The CHORUS research project will combine advanced flood modeling, artificial intelligence, and community partnerships to help coastal residents in Georgia and New York evaluate flooding solutions and shape resilience planning.

September 1, 2026

New Center Seeks to Unlock the Science of Turbulence for Energy, Flight, and Discovery

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To advance understanding of turbulence, the National Science Foundation is establishing a new, $30 million Science and Technology Center (STC) at Michigan State University. Georgia Tech is among eight universities supporting the center.

Department of Energy Office of Electricity Assistant Secretary Catherine Jereza (center) tours NEETRAC's research and testing facilities at GeorgiaTech. The visit highlighted the center's work with utilities, manufacturers, and government partners to address emerging challenges facingthe nation's electric grid.

September 1, 2026

DOE Assistant Secretary Catherine Jereza Visits NEETRAC

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The nationally recognized Georgia Tech consortium brings together industry, government, and academia to advance power grid reliability and innovation.

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September 1, 2026

Warming Climate Could Actually Increase Physical Activity, Georgia Tech Economist Finds

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study led by economist Bobby Harris at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts reveals climate change could increase average U.S. physical activity by 893 steps per day by 2099 as people adapt to rising temperatures.

August 26, 2026

Open Source, Big Ideas: Scientific Computing Community Heading to Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech is hosting the 2026 MFEM (Modular Finite Element Methods) Community Workshop, Sept. 22-25. MFEM supports research in computational physics, earth systems modeling, engineering, energy, and other fields.

Ellen Yi Chen Mazumdar, assistant professor and Woodruff Faculty Fellow in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

August 25, 2026

Ellen Mazumdar Earns NASA Early Career Faculty Award for Spacecraft Heat Shield Research

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Ellen Yi Chen Mazumdar, assistant professor in the Woodruff School has received a NASA Early Career Faculty (ECF) Award to develop new methods for studying the extreme conditions spacecraft experience during atmospheric entry.

August 25, 2026

Matthew McDowell Named to National Academies Committee on Future Battery Technologies

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School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) professor Matthew McDowell has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee.

From Top Left (clockwise): Ana Mazmishvili, Ryan Anthony, Samin Alipour, Faeze Fahimi Aghda

August 18, 2026

EPIcenter Summer Research Program Helps Doctoral Students Advance Energy Research

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Four Georgia Tech doctoral students spent the summer working on their dissertation research through the Energy Policy and Innovation Center's (EPIcenter) Summer Research Program.

Georgia Tech's Tech Tower with flowers blooming in the foreground

August 12, 2026

As Oil Profits Skyrocket, Calls for Windfall Taxes Rise

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As an applied microeconomist, I am often asked how taxes affect economic activity. Economists have long held a more nuanced view of windfall taxes than either side of the current debate suggests.

Casey Wichman, Associate Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Economics.

August 12, 2026

How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect the Economy?

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Georgia Tech economist Casey Wichman explains how increased wildfire smoke from climate change affects spending, productivity, and healthcare costs.

Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Assistant Professor Divya Mahajan

August 7, 2026

Mahajan Receives NSF CAREER Award

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) named Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Assistant Professor Divya Mahajan a recipient of the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

August 6, 2026

As Water Systems Face Cyberattacks, Georgia Tech Research Points to Solutions

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Recent cyberattacks on municipal water systems across the United States have renewed concerns about the cybersecurity of the operational technology that supports critical infrastructure.

Field tour attendees in Soperton, Georgia.

July 28, 2026

Hope Among the Pines: A Field Tour in Southeast Georgia Presents Carbon Exchange as Solution

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The Georgia Carbon Exchange can provide economic incentives to help landowners keep and manage their forests for carbon sequestration, with benefits to impact the entire state.