August 31, 2023
Hidden Gems: Hunting Rare Earth Elements in Georgia Kaolins
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Rare earth elements are critical to technology, electronics, and rapidly evolving clean energy efforts. Equipped with a new NSF grant, Yuanzhi Tang is helping find and unlock these key minerals in Georgia kaolin deposits.
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August 21, 2023
Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters
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Up to twice the amount of subglacial water that was originally predicted might be draining into the ocean – potentially increasing glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.
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July 28, 2023
NSF RAPID Response to Earthquakes in Turkey
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Zhigang Peng and graduate students Phuc Mach and Chang Ding are using small seismic sensors to better understand just how, why, and when certain earthquakes are occurring.
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July 6, 2023
Balancing Act of Hurricane Season Sways With Climate Change
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Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before.
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June 28, 2023
Gauging Glaciers: Alex Robel Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for New Ice Melt Modeling Tool
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Robel will create a new open-access software package — complete with state-of-the-art tools and paired with ice sheet models that anyone can use, even on a laptop or home computer.
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June 13, 2023
New Georgia Tech Environmental Science Degree Launches
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The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.
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May 30, 2023
Mitigating Climate Change Through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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May 26, 2023
Spring Workshop Explores Innovations in the Packaging Industry and the Circular Economy
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More than 90 attendees from academia, national labs, and industry convened and discussed the cutting-edge research and industry developments happening across the world and got an opportunity to network with leading researchers and peers.
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May 8, 2023
College of Sciences Courses Spotlight UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Six proposals from the College of Sciences will evolve existing courses, create new ones to include the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — a key part of Georgia Tech’s Sustainability Next initiative.
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April 20, 2023
Community Garden to Unveil Expansion Friday
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First opened in 2012, the Community Garden has undergone a complete transformation. The latest expansion has doubled its square footage, converted the garden to full ADA accessibility, and increased the number of beds to expand access to sustainable produ
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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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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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April 5, 2023
Georgia Tech’s CEISMC at Center of $65 Million Federally Funded Statewide Initiative Combining AI and Manufacturing Innovations
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Georgia AIM will support a total of nine inter-related projects throughout the state and is designed to increase job and wage opportunities in distressed and rural communities and among historically underrepresented and underserved people.
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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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