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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 9, 2025
Storms Are Changing — Should the Hurricane Scale Change Too?
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Georgia Tech expert Zachary Handlos joins a growing conversation about whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale adequately reflects the full range of hurricane hazards in a changing climate.
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October 9, 2025
Fixing Flooding for the Southeast’s Future
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Coastal communities throughout the Southeast are now facing constant challenges from flooding and sea level rise and they are looking to nature-based solutions to prevent flooding and erosion related to storms.
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October 7, 2025
BBISS Announces 2025 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Recipients
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The seed grant program reaches many faculty members from a diverse array of disciplines due to the generous support provided by broad-based partnerships in addition to the Sustainability Next funds.
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October 6, 2025
Initiative Lead Q&A: Akanksha Menon on Designing the Future of Buildings
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Menon discusses her interdisciplinary approach to improving building sustainability and efficiency through advanced materials and systems.
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September 26, 2025
Decades in the Making: Seeing the Full Impact From Air Pollution Reductions
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Georgia Tech researchers analyze seasonal differences of SO₂ and sulfate concentrations in the atmosphere over decades to determine the long-term impact of sustained air quality control efforts.
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September 17, 2025
Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?
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Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies would increase their investments in clean energy over time.
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September 16, 2025
Third Cohort of the Energy Faculty Fellow Program Attracts Multidisciplinary Researchers
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The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) at Georgia Tech concluded its third cohort of Energy Faculty Fellows in August, welcoming a diverse group of researchers for a 10-week summer fellowship.
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