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

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New technology being developed at Georgia Tech placed in Fast Company’s list of the best sustainability-focused designs of 2024.
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October 9, 2024

2024 Sustainability Next Seed Grant Awards

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The seed grant program is administered by BBISS in collaboration with RBI, SEI, and IPaT.
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October 1, 2024

BBISS Executive Director Search

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The search for the BBISS Executive Director is underway, initiated by office of the Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research.
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Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management and regents professor
September 25, 2024

Scheller Business Insights: Achieving Net Zero Featuring Beril Toktay

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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.
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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

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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.
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August 21, 2024

How Georgia Tech is Using AI to Solve Sustainability Problems

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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.
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August 15, 2024

Renewable Energy Policies Provide Benefits Across State Lines

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New research suggests U.S. states with clean energy policies provide benefits to their neighbors, including states without their own renewable energy policies.
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August 12, 2024

Researchers Break Boundaries to Spark Energy Innovation

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By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.
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Yuanzhi Tang
August 5, 2024

Community Spotlight - Yuanzhi Tang

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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.
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Erik Barbosa and Madeline Morrell examine salt beads
July 23, 2024

Mechanical Engineering Researchers Use Salt for Thermal Energy Storage

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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.
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July 3, 2024

Community Spotlight - Ameet Pinto

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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.
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Image shows the Atlanta skyline with text in white reading "Georgia Tech Named an AASHE Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum."
June 17, 2024

Georgia Tech Named an AASHE Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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Georgia Institute of Technology has been named a Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy has named its first Byers Family Pathways to Policy Fellows and the offices where they will spend their internships in Washington.
June 13, 2024

School of Public Policy Names First Three Byers Fellows

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Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy has named its first Byers Family Pathways to Policy Fellows and the offices where they will spend their internships in Washington.
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June 11, 2024

Researchers Help Maritime Industry Navigate Toward Sustainability

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Georgia Tech researchers are developing sustainable ocean shipping solutions to meet global emissions targets through eco-friendly fuels, optimized supply chains, and life-cycle assessments.
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Yongsheng Chen
May 23, 2024

Yongsheng Chen Awarded $300K Grant for Sustainable Agriculture AI Research

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Yongsheng Chen, a Georgia Tech Prof. has been awarded a $300,000 NSF grant to lead a collaborative AI project aimed at advancing sustainable agriculture practices globally.
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Small Village in Green Hills at Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
May 20, 2024

Harnessing AI to Reduce Food Insecurity in Africa

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Researchers in the School of Economics hope the tool they're developing can help policymakers and community organizations implement more timely and targeted interventions to alleviate hunger on the continent.
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May 16, 2024

Georgia Tech Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements

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Georgia Tech has earned a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
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May 15, 2024

From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health

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Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key.
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Patricia Stathatou and Christos Athanasiou
May 15, 2024

From Brewery to Biofilter: Making Yeast-Based Water Purification Possible

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A team of Georgia Tech and MIT researchers found that discarded brewer’s yeast, when encased in hydrogel capsules, becomes a viable and inexpensive method for purifying contaminated water.
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Jie He
May 8, 2024

Tropical Revelations: Unearthing the Impacts of Hydrological Sensitivity on Global Rainfall

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Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up.
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