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January 14, 2026

Meet the Expert: Daniel Matisoff

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Meet Daniel Matisoff: Professor of Public Policy and EPIcenter affiliate

Fuel Truck carrying Sustainable Aviation Fuel near an airplane

January 13, 2026

Georgia Tech Energy Policy and Innovation Center Launches Interactive Dashboard

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Georgia Tech’s Energy Policy and Innovation Center has collaborated with Dan Matisoff, EPIcenter’s faculty affiliate, to develop a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Data Dashboard to provide clear, accessible insights into the rapidly evolving SAF market.

Degraded marsh on Cumberland Island, Georgia.

January 12, 2026

Coastal Resilience Project Secures Nearly $1 Million to Restore Wetlands

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Two Georgia Tech researchers looking at a biomedical chip.

January 5, 2026

Georgia Tech Climbs to No. 2 University in Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures

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This is the Institute’s best ranking in the National Science Foundation’s annual survey.

Georgia Tech Professor Martha Grover with her research team

December 18, 2025

Nuclear Waste: What It Is — and What It Isn’t

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Nuclear waste can be managed safely with proper safety protocols. Researchers at Georgia Tech and around the world are working on safer reactor designs, advanced monitoring, and innovative recycling methods to turn nuclear waste into new opportunities — f

A woman wearing a hat and warm clothing prepares food in her kitchen.

December 16, 2025

Energy Insecurity Linked to Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression, School of Public Policy Study Finds

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The study links energy insecurity to significantly higher rates of anxiety and depression in U.S. households.

December 12, 2025

Mastering Environmental Engineering for the Future

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Antonia Kopp knows that clean water is vital for cities, and she wants to use her degree to ensure that Atlanta’s water system flows as it should.

December 10, 2025

Initiative Lead Q&A: Precision Agriculture in Controlled Environments (PACE) Advances Sustainable Indoor Agriculture

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The PACE initiative envisions new paradigms in the management of light, water, and nutrients, enabling high-value precision agriculture in controlled environments

Satellite with large blue solar panels orbiting above Earth, showing cloud formations and the planet's curvature against a dark space background

December 9, 2025

From Galaxy to Ground: How Space Research Shapes Everyday Life

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Satellites power everything from weather forecasts to global communications, and researchers at Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute are advancing both the technology and international policies that keep them operating safely.

November 26, 2025

Chelsea Ekwegh Honored as Millennium Fellow for Work in Urban Sustainability

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Ekwegh’s project, titled Bridging Energy Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development, explores ways to connect new and old technologies so cities can evolve without leaving people or infrastructure behind.

Three Georgia Tech researchers working together in the lab on cancer research

November 20, 2025

Georgia Tech Ranked No. 7 Globally in Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

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Georgia Tech has been ranked 7th in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings

Artificial intelligence doesn’t just consume energy via data centers and hardware. It also increases productivity, which comes with its own energy and emissions costs.

November 13, 2025

AI Increases Productivity, And That Comes With Energy Costs

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Artificial intelligence doesn’t just consume energy via data centers and hardware. It also increases productivity, which comes with its own energy and emissions costs.

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

November 11, 2025

New Energy Management Course Aims to Keep Georgia SMEs Competitive

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The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, in partnership with Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Executive Education and the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership, is launching an Energy Management and Reporting course.

Fan Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech

November 10, 2025

Fan Zhang Named to American Nuclear Society’s 40 Under 40 List

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Fan Zhang, an assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering’s Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics (NREMP) program, has been named to the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) 40 Under 40 list.

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November 6, 2025

How the US Cut Climate-Changing Emissions While Its Economy More Than Doubled

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Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.

Collage of 2025 James G. Campbell and Spark Award Recipients

November 1, 2025

James G. Campbell Fellowship and Spark Award Winners Announced

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The Strategic Energy Institute and the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced the recipients of this year’s James G. Campbell Fellowship and Spark Awards.

October 24, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Ann Dunkin, SEI Distinguished External Fellow

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A short Q&A with Ann Dunkin reflecting on how the Institute influenced her career.

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October 22, 2025

Office of Sustainability Hosts USG Energy Summit to Amplify Efforts in Energy Management

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USG schools are working together to manage energy use on campuses.

October 17, 2025

EAS Faculty Named to Endowed Positions

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Congratulations to Isaiah Bolden, Jennifer Glass, Alex Robel, and Yuanzhi Tang on their new endowed faculty professorships.

The high impact between the metal balls in a ball mill reactor and the polymer surface is sufficient to momentarily liquefy the polymer and facilitate chemical reactions.

October 10, 2025

New Method Uses Collisions to Break Down Plastic for Sustainable Recycling

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Researchers have developed a method to break down PET, one of the world’s most widely used plastics, for sustainable recycling using mechanical forces instead of heat or harsh chemicals.