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
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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.
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April 1, 2025
Beril Toktay to Lead Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
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The interdisciplinary research institute is poised for growth and innovation with Beril Toktay as executive director.
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February 27, 2025
Using Hemp in Building Insulation Could Make Structures Greener, Create Jobs, and Be a Profitable Industry
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CEE researchers’ analysis outlines path to a U.S. construction market for hemp-based fibers, which are already used for clothing and biodegradable plastics.
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February 26, 2025
Georgia Tech Startup Targets Building Energy Inefficiencies With AI and Drones
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Lamarr.AI uses drones, AI, and thermal imaging to identify energy inefficiencies in buildings, offering a faster, safer, and more accurate solution.
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February 20, 2025
Tim Lieuwen Named Georgia Tech’s Executive Vice President for Research
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The Regents’ Professor and current interim EVPR brings strong leadership and deep research expertise to the role.
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February 16, 2025
Georgia Tech Research Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
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Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.
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February 6, 2025
Unearthing Climate Solutions
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Georgia Tech researchers explore how to improve the planet, one rock at a time.
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January 22, 2025
The Year in Photos
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See our photographers’ best shots and discover unseen gems in this collection.
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January 16, 2025
Biden Administration Names Interactive Computing Researcher as PECASE Recipient
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Interactive Computing Associate Professor Josiah Hester is one of 400 people to be awarded the Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for early career researchers.
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November 21, 2024
A New Carbon-Negative Method to Produce Essential Amino Acids
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In a landmark study led by Georgia Tech, researchers demonstrate a first-of-its kind way to synthesize amino acids that uses more carbon than it emits.
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November 13, 2024
RBI Initiative Lead Profile: Zhaohui (Julene) Tong
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Zhaohui (Julene) Tong is an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech and leads the waste valorization in food-energy-water initiative at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute.
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October 23, 2024
Meredith Receives AIChE’s Andrew Chase Award
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J. Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the 2024 recipient of the Andrew Chase Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division.
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October 18, 2024
Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Goes Green with $4.6 Million DOE Grant
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Georgia Tech researchers received a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to enhance cybersecurity for renewable energy technologies.
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October 3, 2024
Innovation at Scale: Georgia Tech Unveils New Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Pilot Facility
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The facility will serve as a test bed for scaling up manufacturing innovations in areas like clean water, flexible electronics, and solar cell and battery production, bringing discoveries one step closer to market viability.
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September 24, 2024
Georgia Forestry Association Magazine Features the Renewable Bioproducts Institute
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The Summer 2024 issue of the Georgia Forestry Magazine has featured the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute and its faculty researchers.
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September 18, 2024
TAPPI Student Career Fair Connects Aspiring Professionals with Industry Leaders
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The TAPPI Student Chapter hosted a career fair on Thursday, September 12 at the Renewable Bioproducts Institute.
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September 13, 2024
Professor Christopher W. Jones Wins ACS Murphree Award
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Professor Christopher W. Jones, the John F. Brock III School Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), is winner of the American Chemical Society’s 2025 E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
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August 28, 2024
Renewable Bioproducts Institute Hosts APPTI’s Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp and Paper Sector
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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) of Georgia Tech hosted the APPTI Net Zero Workshop on Decarbonizing the Pulp & Paper Sector during the second week of August.
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August 28, 2024
Meisha Shofner Selected for ELATES National Leadership Program
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Meisha Shofner, professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been selected for the 2024-2025 class of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program.
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