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Athena landed on its side with MSOLO glowing.

June 16, 2025

Georgia Tech Alumni Develop Device to Understand Moon’s Water Content

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The mass spectrometer and ice drill will be crucial to future NASA missions.

Richard Simmons (Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute and SETRI co-facilitator) (right) moderates a panel on charging infrastructure featuring (from left) Tom DelViscio (Duke Energy) Emily Belding (IONNA) and Ben Rogers (Electrada). [

June 9, 2025

Regional Electric Transportation Experts Gather at Duke University

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More than 70 people convened at Duke University and virtually on April 3 to highlight successes, challenges and opportunities across research, industry and policy on regional electric mobility in the Southeast.

June 5, 2025

Army Awards Tech-Led Project $20M to Develop Aluminum Manufacturing for Hydrogen Energy Production

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The multi-year research project could make scalable off-grid power sources a reality for rural communities and the military.

May 19, 2025

To Mach 5 and Beyond

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Mechanical engineer Anirban Mazumdar and his team are developing the control systems and intelligent algorithms to enable safe flight at incredible speeds for uncrewed — and maybe one day passenger-carrying — hypersonic aircraft.

Jud Ready holds a sample of a perovskite solar cell, along with other samples similar to those launched to the International Space Station. (Photo: Branden Camp)

May 19, 2025

10 Questions with Jud Ready

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Ready had hoped earning his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech would lead him to a spot in NASA’s Astronaut Corps. Instead, it’s led him to GTRI, where his passion for space is alive and well.

Smoke cloud rising from a brush wildfire burning in San Francisco, California

May 19, 2025

Gamification of Power Grid Resilience Supports Research and Education

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“Current Crisis,” a power grid modeling video game developed through the Georgia Tech VIP project led by Dan Molzahn, EPIcenter's initiative lead, simulates real-world power grid challenges.

Gaurav Doshi, Assistant Professor in Applied Economics, Georgia Tech School of Economics

May 13, 2025

Meet the Expert: Gaurav Doshi

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The assistant professor in applied economics researches, among other topics, ways to make the benefits of large electrification projects more transparent.

Yuanzhi Tang, Professor, and Strategic Energy Institute's Initiative Lead for Sustainable Resources presenting at the GEMs-3 and GRACE Workshop in Macon, GA

May 12, 2025

Moving Toward Development: GEMs-3 and GRACE Workshop Builds Momentum for Critical Mineral Production and Economic Development in Georgia

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The third Georgia Partnerships for Essential Minerals (GEMs) Workshop, held jointly with the Growing Resilience for America’s Critical Mineral Economy (GRACE) Engine initiative marked a pivotal step in the region’s critical mineral strategy.

April 30, 2025

EPIcenter Announces Selection of Six Students For Inaugural Summer Research Program

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The Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) at Georgia Tech has announced the selection of six students for its inaugural Summer Research Program.

Tim Lieuwen gives remarks at Georgia Tech Energy Day

April 28, 2025

Energy Day Showcases Georgia Tech's Leadership in Energy Research

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More than 300 industry, government, and academic leaders convened at Georgia Tech to discuss the latest developments in energy storage, solar energy, and carbon-neutral fuels.

April 22, 2025

SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Scott Duncan

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This is a brief Q&A with SEI's initiative lead for microgrids, Scott Duncan, where he discusses his research and how it influences the microgrids initiative at Georgia Tech.

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

April 18, 2025

Georgia Tech’s RBI Explores Biomass Integration with Traditional Refineries

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A discussion around the challenges and solutions for biomass integration with traditional refineries

April 17, 2025

Thesis on Human-Centered AI Earns Honors from International Computing Organization

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Zijie (Jay) Wang (Ph.D. ML-CSE 2024) is a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI).

April 16, 2025

Liquid Cooling Technology Developed at Georgia Tech Awarded U.S. Patent, Company Raising Capital to Scale

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EMCOOL's technology solves overheating in electronics.

Georgia Tech Beautification Day volunteers on the rooftop of CNES building, with the cleaned solar panels in the background

April 15, 2025

Harnessing Solar Power: Georgia Tech Students Clean PV Panels for Research and Sustainability

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Georgia Tech Beautification Day brought student volunteers to the Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Building to clean the building's solar PV arrays.

April 15, 2025

Meet the Expert: Daniel Molzahn

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The NSF grant winner and associate professor is working to improve the resilience of power grids while also indulging in his other love: history.

Railroads are key components of the nation’s critical infrastructure. Jeremy Epstein poses with rail cars on a siding. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

April 14, 2025

Jeremy Epstein Joins Georgia Tech-PNNL Cybersecurity Institute

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To be based at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Jeremy Epstein will serve as co-director of ICARIS, collaborating with PNNL co-director Danny Herrera to identify and develop ways to confront threats against the nation’s critical infrastructure.

April 11, 2025

Georgia Tech Researchers Pioneer Eco-Friendly Building Materials for Earth and Mars

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A new study explores reconfigurable, sustainable construction materials that could transform how we build on this planet — and beyond.

Picture of Gary McMurray (GTRI), Rich Simmons (SEI), Christine Conwell (SEI) and John Tien (SEI)

April 9, 2025

GTRI and SEI Announce Recipients of Phase Two Seed Funding From the Energy and National Security Initiative

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Recipients of the second phase of seed funding from the Energy and National Security Initiative have now been announced.

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.