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Graphic of Georgia Tech's No. 1 ranking in Energy

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U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Georgia Institute of Technology as the top public university and No. 3 nationally in energy and fuels…

Patricia Mokhtarian and David Sholl

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CEE, ChBE professors are the 47th and 48th members of the Academy from Georgia Tech.
Simple schematic documenting the path of air pollution from emissions to outcomes. This review discusses the challenges of measuring how emissions of pollutants (step 1) disperse through the air (step 2) to become eventual exposures (step 3) and health outcomes (step 4).

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EPICenter faculty affiliates Dylan Brewer, Daniel Dench, and Interim Director Laura Taylor compare methods used in epidemiology literature with the…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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EPICenter has named the first class of faculty affiliates in the EPICenter Faculty Affiliates program.
Overhead view of the Re-Wind crew doing structural testing on a decommissioned wind turbine blade bridge on an industrial lot.

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A pioneering a new recycling approach led to a big win for Re-Wind USA in the first phase of the Department of Energy's Wind Turbine…
Pictured left to right, top to bottom: Director of Design and Innovation Amit Jariwala, Professor Julie Linsey, Associate Chair for Administration Bert Bras, and Professor Yan Wang.

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The intersection of design and innovation drives engineering, shaping the future of products and manufacturing processes. At the forefront of this…
Portrait of Marta Hatzell

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The award recognizes leading contributions of scientists and engineers active in the general fields of green chemistry, green engineering, and…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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A regional consortium led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Georgia, and Georgia State University, in collaboration with the…
Pictured from left to right are David Ballantyne, Martha Grover, Aaron Levine, Han Zhang

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Four faculty members have been selected for the second cohort of the Faculty Executive Leadership Academy (FELA) program.
Stock image of a woman sorting her recyclables into different boxes.

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After a two-year pause, New York City residents returned to their previous recycling habits within a year of the program's restart.

GT Energy In The News

After more than 10 years, construction of Plant Vogtle Unit 3 is complete and has achieved full power output. (Courtesy of Georgia Power)
WABE

The first new nuclear reactor built in the U.S. in more than 40 years is now up and running in Waynesboro, Georgia.…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background

As more and more people move to metro Atlanta, we have somehow managed to reduce our carbon footprint in the state of Georgia.…

hand with scissors cutting smoke from smoke stack
Axios Atlanta

Georgia's carbon footprint is shrinking — but our reliance on cars and big SUVs persists. Greenhouse gas emissions declined by…

Roads leading to downtown Atlanta
DrawdownGA

Tracking Georgia’s progress toward net zero emissions is now easier and more convenient for local governments, researchers, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
New York Times
solar panels
Atlanta News First

Georgia Tech scientists played a critical role in the technology that led to a major investment in solar power in Georgia, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Georgia Tech says it is studying how to expand the Tech Square model to other parts of the state. The hope is to create a regional…

ATL Building Birds eye view Credit: Ben Gray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City sustainability chief Chandra Farley wants to boost an energy tracking program and tap federal funds to upgrade city properties…

Image of a flow battery
IEEE Spectrum

A new approach holds promise for storing intermittent renewable energy at scale. Nian Liu