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A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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Georgia Tech students are gaining hands-on research experience at U.S. national laboratories this summer, reinforcing the Institute’s strong and…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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Georgia Tech’s INTERSECT 2026 brought together leading voices in energy this week to explore critical issues in the Southeast’s energy ecosystem.
Vida Jamali, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech

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Assistant Professor Vida Jamali is the inaugural recipient of the new Dr. James Robert and Margaret Spencer Early Career Fellowship in Georgia Tech’s…
EPIcenter ACCELERATE Program Recipients Clio Andris, Marilyn Brown, Dylan Brewer, Gaurav Doshi, Michelle Graff, Tony Harding, Brian An, Matt Oliver, Micah Ziegler, Constance Crozier

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The Energy Policy and Innovation Center at Georgia Tech has awarded funding to a new faculty cohort through its ACCELERATE program, designed to…
A person filling gas in his car with the gas prices shown in the foreground

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Georgia Tech energy economist Bobby Harris said U.S. gasoline prices are driven mainly by crude oil costs, with refining, distribution and taxes…
Graph showing supply demand of crude oil with price plotted in the Y axis and quantity in million barrels per day in the X axis during the months of Feb-April 2026.

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Georgia Tech–affiliated energy and trade economists describe how higher oil prices don’t just hurt consumers—they also shift enormous amounts of…
Attendees of the GEMs-4 symposium

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In February, the Georgia Institute of Technology, together with the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, the Georgia Mining Association…
Aerial view of a datacenter with air conditioner compressor fans on the roof of the building

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The Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) at Georgia Tech has launched an interactive tool to help communities navigate the dynamic land-…
Adobe Stock image showing solar panels, wind mills and energy storage units in a desert-like landscape with the sun setting in the background

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A recent review by EPIcenter faculty affiliate highlights that data centers, particularly those supporting high-performance computing and AI…
Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy

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The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees…

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Omar Asensio, visiting fellow, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society
Harvard Business School

What’s your area of research and what led you to it? As a climate scholar, I focus on the intersection of technology and public…

Researcher working on battery technology
The Cool Down

Georgia Tech researcher Gleb Yushin is quoted about recent innovations in battery technology.

Transformative Industry: Tim Lieuwen, professor and interim chair, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech: photo Kevin Garrett.
Georgia Trend

A fleet of innovative new companies working at the limits of advanced technology could reshape the aerospace industry – and…

How to cool down a city - heat map of singapore
NY Times

Georgia Tech's Brian Stone weighs in on this feature looking at how Singapore could be a model for dampening the effects of climate…

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Business Wire

The Greenhouse Accelerator is announcing the launch of the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, a public-private-academic…

Streets crack under heat because higher temperatures create more space between vibrating molecules, causing the material to expand and deform. Priscila Zambotto/Moment via Getty Images
The Conversation

Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones,…

The utility Pacific Gas & Electric acknowledged responsibility for equipment that started the deadly 2018 blaze that burned through Paradise, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
The Conversation

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong…

Benoit Montreuil speaking to the Axios roundtable group. Credit: Shay Richards for Axios
Axios

On Wednesday, August 23, Axios hosted an Expert Voices roundtable discussion in Atlanta, featuring local leaders and experts in…

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

Development of the portal–in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the SETRI network–was recently recognized as part of the White…

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.…