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Matthew Oliver, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Georgia Tech, EPIcenter Faculty Affiliate

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Master of the rebound — Economist Matthew Oliver measures the sometimes concealed costs of pivoting to clean energy
Four researchers standing in a lab with a large roll of fiberglass insulation and a wooden rack holding small bags of hemp fiber-based insulation materials. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

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CEE researchers’ analysis outlines path to a U.S. construction market for hemp-based fibers, which are already used for clothing and biodegradable…
Tarek Rakha on the Georgia Tech campus holding a drone in his arms.

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Lamarr.AI leverages AI and drones to autonomously diagnose building energy inefficiencies, reducing carbon emissions. The startup, a collaboration…

A male Georgia Tech researcher wearing a black glove holds a solar cell prototype.

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Solar power as an electricity source is growing in the United States, with 7% of Americans using it to run their homes. But scientists are still…

Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Research

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The Regents’ Professor and current interim EVPR brings strong leadership and deep research expertise to the role.
The Atmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (ASCENT) site collects real-time data during the Los Angeles wildfires. Courtesy: Haroula Baliaka

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The fires enabled the first real-time data on airborne lead, thanks to a pioneering air quality measurement network.
Devesh Ranjan

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Ranjan has established numerous fundraising, outreach, and community-building initiatives as chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Yongsheng Chen

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Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.
two female researchers in a Georgia Tech lab wearing white coats

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From new farming practices to paleontology, meet four Georgia Tech researchers who improve the climate and predict its future.

Georgia Tech's Scott Duncan welcome remarks at the Microgrid workshop

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Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), Southern Company, and Georgia Power hosted a workshop aimed at imparting new information and…

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AI’s growing power demands and grid instability are turning electricity from a background utility into a strategic risk that…

"By investing in innovations now, Georgia can become a national leader in critical minerals resilience," write Dr. Yuanzhi Tang and Dr. Scott McWhorter of Georgia Tech. (Dreamstime/TNS)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In the mid-1990s, a Department of Energy-funded project helped catalyze one of the most transformative breakthroughs in American…

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Traffic flows in and out of downtown Atlanta on the I-75/I-85 Connector Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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A prototype of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) research aircraft that Georgia Tech students have crafted. Courtesy of Georgia Tech/Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
CBS News Atlanta

Stuck in traffic on your way to work? Georgia Tech researchers say the answer to gridlock may one day come from the skies.

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

Car companies are continuing to improve how much power batteries can hold and how long they last. It’s the most important component…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
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Ben Emerson, Georgia Tech Researcher speaking with 11Alive News Anchor
11Alive News

11Alive interviewed the combustion lab's Ben Emerson in their 9:00am show on June 18, 2025.  The subject of the interview was…