After a national search, Laura Taylor has been appointed director of the Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter) within the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Nov. 1. “We are very excited to build on the existing strength of EPICenter, moving it toward recognition as a top ten energy think tank and a major recruiting draw […]
The assistant professor in industrial engineering brings a math and computer science-rooted background to fundamental challenges as the world moves away from fossil fuels. Constance Crozier fell into her field of research almost by chance. Having loved math for as long as she can remember, she could never get enough of it. In her early […]
Rich Simmons explaining the mini-project before the final student presentations The Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center (EPICenter) hosted the 2024 cohort of Energy Unplugged, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) summer program for high school students. The weeklong camp was held at Georgia Tech’s Atlanta and Savannah campuses this summer and has earned […]
Christine Conwell, Interim Executive Director of Strategic Energy Institute Christine Conwell has been named interim executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), effective Sept. 10. A principal research scientist, Conwell has served as SEI’s director of planning and operations since 2020. In this role, she oversaw strategic and annual planning within SEI and partnered with campus […]
Bozeman, an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech, spearheads the Social Equity and Environmental Engineering lab, whose hallmark is an interdisciplinary approach to research. Joe Bozeman III, an assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, grew up food-poor at […]
Dylan Brewer, Assistant Professor in the School of Economics, Georgia Tech Are you under the impression that air pollution is a dichotomous problem where the air is either polluted or it’s not? What else is there to know about air pollution? The surprising answer to this question lies not with a lab scientist but with […]
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 research. This is the first year the category has been included in the annual rankings, and Georgia Tech’s dominance reflects the dynamic research and expertise of the Institute. “I’m thrilled to see Georgia […]
ORNL’s Climate Change Science Institute and Georgia Tech co-hosted a Southeast Decarbonization Workshop in November 2023. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Climate Change Science Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a Southeast Decarbonization Workshop in November that drew scientists and representatives from government, industry, non-profits and other organizations […]
Georgia Tech researchers will help the state develop its first climate action plan. Georgia Tech researchers have spent years diving deep into climate solutions for Georgia. Now, the state Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division has tapped them to help develop the state’s first climate action plan. The plan will help the state compete […]
Partners in the SEDAC Hub Project A new $20.5 million Department of Energy project will establish a direct air capture hub in northern Mobile County, Alabama. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary pollutant from emissions past and present, stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, leading to climate change and its many consequences. Cleaning up […]