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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 were active participants at the TAPPINano 2024 conference held in Atlanta, GA on June 10-14, 2024. The Renewable Bioproducts Institute was a gold sponsor of the 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…
Article published in the Georgia Farm Bureau Website.Wood was a part of aviation at the start.The Wright Brothers’ took their world renowned 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on a wooden airframe. Wood has been fashioned into propellers and other…
Students in the Pulp and Paper Certification Program at Georgia Tech had real-world experiences outside the classroom this spring. Over 30 students taking the Emerging Technologies in the Manufacture of Forest Bioproducts course (CHBE/ME 4730/…
Blair Brettmann, associate professor, Solvay Faculty Fellow, and Raymond and Stephanie Myers Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, co-leads the interface of polymer science and wood-based materials initiative with…
When looking for an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to clean up contaminated water and soil, Georgia Tech researchers Patricia Stathatou and Christos Athanasiou turned to yeast. A cheap byproduct from fermentation processes — e.…
