L to R, Top to Bottom: Ebenezer Fanijo, Katherine Graham, Anthony Harding, Yiyi He, Pengfei Liu, Johannes Milz, Micah Ziegler
February 19, 2025
Seven Appointed as BBISS Faculty Fellows
2 min read
Seven new Faculty Fellows were appointed to the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS).
Read More
Yongsheng Chen
February 16, 2025
Georgia Tech Research Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
5 min read
Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.
Read More
Student in the lab working with a sample
February 6, 2025
Unearthing Climate Solutions
1 min read
Georgia Tech researchers explore how to improve the planet, one rock at a time.
Read More
Headshot of Christos Athanasiou in his lab, wearing a white collared shirt and white lab coat
January 22, 2025
Being an Engineer in a Circular Economy
4 min read
Christos Athanasiou wants to make life in space as sustainable as possible... and on Earth.
Read More
A woman holding a camera stands in front of a relief carving in a concrete wall mimicking its posture, with her arm raised over her head.
December 12, 2024
Sustainable Tourism Through Technology
5 min read
Danielle Willkens is using technology to assess historic sites and develop strategies to mitigate damage caused by visitors and development.
Read More
A group of Georgia Tech students gather for a group photo including a sign that says, "8th Global Botanic Gardens Congress."
November 7, 2024
Georgia Tech UrbanAg Project Presents to International Conference
4 min read
Georgia Tech’s Students Organizing for Sustainability (SOS) recently traveled across the world to Singapore for the 8th Global Botanic Garden Congress.
Read More
A reef of partially bleached coral under dark blue water with a variety of darkly colored fish swimming above the coral.
November 7, 2024
Ocean Science and Engineering Students Take on Coral Cooling Challenge
1 min read
At the invitation of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, a team of Ph.D. students designed an ocean-cooling system to help stop coral bleaching.
Read More
Researchers gather to hear each other's lightning talks.
October 24, 2024
BBISS Hosts Lighting Talks for Sustainability Next Grantees
2 min read
Sustainability Next seed grant recipients gathered to present, network, and explore how to engage with community stakeholders.
Read More
Ant hill cast in molten aluminum to show intricate underground structure of tunnels and chambers, much like the branches of coral.
October 15, 2024
Nature’s Ingenuity Inspires Civil Engineer to Design Efficient and Effective Solutions
5 min read
David Frost sees endless innovation in natural systems to solve real-world civil engineering problems.
Read More
An Adobe stock conceptual image of a lighted bulb in the dirt illustrating new technology that draws energy from dirt.
October 11, 2024
Soil-Powered Fuel Cell Makes List of Best Sustainability Designs
2 min read
New technology being developed at Georgia Tech placed in Fast Company’s list of the best sustainability-focused designs of 2024.
Read More
A logo with the words "Georgia Tech Strategic Plan" over "Sustainability Next" with an abstract half-flower with blue, yellow, and gold rectangular petals.
October 9, 2024
2024 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Awards
3 min read
The seed grant program is administered by BBISS in collaboration with RBI, SEI, and IPaT.
Read More
Tech Tower against the Atlanta skyline.
October 1, 2024
BBISS Executive Director Search
2 min read
The search for the BBISS Executive Director is underway, initiated by office of the Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research.
Read More
Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management and regents professor
September 25, 2024
Scheller Business Insights: Achieving Net Zero Featuring Beril Toktay
2 min read
Beril Toktay, director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and Regents' Professor in Operations Management, discusses achieving net zero and provides examples of how some industries can reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change.
Read More
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm (center) is brought up to date by Georgia Tech's Krista Walton (left) and Jennifer Hirsch (right) during a 2024 visit to campus.
August 27, 2024
Clearing the Air: Georgia Tech Takes Leading Role in Scrubbing the Atmosphere
1 min read
From commercialization to community engagement to partnerships with national labs and corporations, Georgia Tech leads in the development and use of direct air capture technologies.
Read More
Montage of five portraits, L to R, T to B: Josiah Hester, Peng Chen, Yongsheng Chen, Rosemarie Santa González, and Joe Bozeman.
August 21, 2024
How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems
10 min read
Georgia Tech researchers are leveraging AI to address sustainability challenges in areas like climate change, urban farming, food distribution, and carbon storage, while ensuring ethical use of the technology.
Read More
A woman with blonde hair and a blue sweater stands among solar panels.
August 15, 2024
Renewable Energy Policies Provide Benefits Across State Lines
4 min read
New research suggests U.S. states with clean energy policies provide benefits to their neighbors, including states without their own renewable energy policies.
Read More
Two faculty who hold joint appointments working in a lab.
August 12, 2024
Researchers Break Boundaries to Spark Energy Innovation
1 min read
By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.
Read More
Yuanzhi Tang
August 5, 2024
Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang
3 min read
Tang took on the role of associate co-director of interdisciplinary research for BBISS so she could help others access resources that had shaped her growth as a researcher at Georgia Tech.
Read More
Erik Barbosa and Madeline Morrell examine salt beads
July 23, 2024
Mechanical Engineering Researchers Use Salt for Thermal Energy Storage
4 min read
Georgia Tech researchers in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME) are developing more efficient heating systems that don’t rely on fossil fuels.
Read More
Portrait of Ameet Pinto
July 3, 2024
Community Spotlight - Ameet Pinto
3 min read
Ameet Pinto, who is the Carlton S. Wilder Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was drawn to Georgia Tech because of the depth and breadth of the research expertise on campus, as well as the collaborative atmosphere.
Read More