July 20, 2026
Building the Energy Workforce of Tomorrow Through Energy Unplugged at Georgia Tech
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Energy Unplugged camp, a collaboration between the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), the Energy Policy and Innovation Center, and CEISMC, attracted students from across the country for an immersive, hands-on experience in real-world energy systems.
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July 7, 2026
In Memoriam: Sam Shelton, Founding Director of the Strategic Energy Institute
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Sam Shelton, founding director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), longtime professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and designer of the torch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, passed away on June 20, 2026.
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July 1, 2026
EPIcenter Experts in the News: AI, Prices, and the War
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EPIcenter Faculty Affiliates have recently contributed to more than a dozen news broadcasts, public radio interviews, and national media conversations on energy price trends, the war in Iran, and what these mean for everyday Americans.
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June 24, 2026
Turning Pulp Mills Into Next-Generation Biorefineries
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Georgia Tech infuses innovation into the forest products industry, converting waste streams into high-value products, from high-performance automotive lubricants to batteries.
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June 24, 2026
What It Takes to Deliver a Tech‑Heavy World Cup
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With hundreds of thousands of people attending the 104 World Cup games, Georgia Tech experts explain how electrical and computer engineering are facilitating some of the tournament's newest and most crucial technology.
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June 24, 2026
Researchers Discover Membrane-Based Approach to More Sustainable Oil Refining
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Published in Nature, the researchers' findings suggest that using membranes to separate crude oil before distillation could significantly reduce the energy, water, and carbon footprint of petroleum refining.
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June 24, 2026
Researchers Discover Membrane-Based Approach to More Sustainable Oil Refining
6 min read
Published in Nature, the researchers' findings suggest that using membranes to separate crude oil before distillation could significantly reduce the energy, water, and carbon footprint of petroleum refining.
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June 24, 2026
Mining New Possibilities for Critical Minerals: Mapping a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain
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A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.
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June 22, 2026
Suhas Jain Receives NSF CAREER Award for Research on Complex Fluid Flows
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Suhas Jain, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
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June 18, 2026
Zhuomin Zhang Receives ASME 2026 James Harry Potter Gold Medal
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Zhuomin Zhang, J. Erskine Love, Jr. Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the 2026 James Harry Potter Gold Medal by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
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June 9, 2026
Georgia Tech Maintains No. 1 Ranking in Energy and Fuels for Third Consecutive Year
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U.S. News & World Report has named Georgia Tech the top-ranked public university in energy and fuels research (No. 3 nationally). The Institute has maintained this ranking every year since the category was first introduced in 2024.
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June 5, 2026
Summer Carbon Management Fellows Program Visit to the Ben T. Zinn Combustion Lab
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The combustion lab had the pleasure of touring visiting scholars from several neighboring universities on Wednesday, May 27. The combustion lab tour was part of a larger campus visit centered on the topic of carbon management.
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May 27, 2026
Steven Ferguson Builds Better On-Ramps to Georgia Manufacturing, Education
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For Steven Ferguson, deputy director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing 4.0 Consortium, advancing Georgia’s manufacturing industry and its workforce is personal.
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