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Faculty and students of the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) were active participants at the TAPPINano 2024 conference held in Atlanta on June 10-14. The Renewable Bioproducts Institute was a gold sponsor of the annual event that…

A community of multidisciplinary researchers at Georgia Tech has taken on the job of cleaning up the Earth’s carbon-riddled atmosphere through direct air capture (DAC). It’s a technology that scrubs carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ambient air,…

Anna Doll is the education curator at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, located in Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute. Doll’s day-to-day responsibilities, and the many projects she handles at the museum, bring tremendous…

At Georgia Tech, innovation flourishes where disciplines converge. By encouraging joint appointments, the Institute breaks down traditional academic silos and enables researchers to revolutionize the energy landscape.“Energy involves the…

Will Gutekunst, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech, co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative along with Blair Brettmann at the Renewable Bioproducts…

From keeping warm in the winter to doing laundry, heat is crucial to daily life. But as the world grapples with climate change, buildings’ increasing energy consumption is a critical problem. Currently, heat is produced by burning fossil fuels like…

When Blair Brettmann was a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, her advisor told her about the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The summer program enables undergraduates to…

 Faculty and students of the Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) were active participants at the TAPPINano 2024 conference held in Atlanta on June 10-14. The Renewable Bioproducts Institute was a gold sponsor of the annual event…

The Bark Rhythms exhibit continues at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking through August. It features historical examples of hand-beaten bark papers, barkcloths, and traditional beaters, paired with the work of contemporary artists from…

Chaouki Abdallah, Georgia Tech's executive vice president for Research (EVPR), has been named the new president of the Lebanese American University in Beirut.  Abdallah, MSECE 1982, Ph.D. ECE 1988, has served as EVPR since 2018; in…