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The federally funded IAC program provides small to mid-sized industrial facilities in the region with free assessments for energy, productivity, and waste, while also supporting workforce development, recruitment, and training.“This IAC is a great example of the ways in which Georgia Tech is serving all of Georgia and the Southeast,” said Tim…
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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 intersections of society, technology, and policy. To make an impact, you need faculty who can cut across all…
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A research group is calling for internet and social media moderators to strengthen their detection and intervention protocols for violent speech. Their study of language detection software found that algorithms struggle to differentiate anti-Asian violence-provoking speech from general hate speech. Left unchecked, threats of violence online…
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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 researchers and units…
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Timothy Lieuwen has been appointed interim executive vice president for Research (EVPR) by Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera, effective September 10. Lieuwen is a Regents’ Professor, the David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, and executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute. His…
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From airplanes to soda cans, aluminum is a crucial — not to mention, an incredibly sustainable — material in manufacturing. Since 2019, Georgia Tech has partnered with Novelis, a global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, through the Novelis Innovation Hub to advance research and business opportunities in aluminum manufacturing.Novelis and…
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When it comes to manufacturing innovation, the “valley of death” — the gap between the lab and the industry floor where even the best discoveries often get lost — looms large.“An individual faculty’s lab focuses on showing the innovation or the new science that they discovered,” said Aaron Stebner, professor and Eugene C. Gwaltney Jr. Chair in…
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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 coal, oil, and gas, but that will need to change as the world shifts to clean energy. Georgia…
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Clark Atlanta University (CAU), in collaboration with Georgia Tech’s NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT), has been awarded a four-year $2.79 million grant (Award ID 2402493) by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an AI Hub. This collaborative effort aims to advance AI education and…
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This partnership in the advancement of AI and mathematical optimization to address pressing energy transformations in Latin America and the U.S. has formed between the NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) at Georgia Tech and PSR, Inc. - Energy Consulting and Analytics. PSR is a global…
