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From groundbreaking research and innovative teaching to campus operations and community initiatives, these stories showcase our commitment to progress and stewardship.

Supporting Community-Led Flood Resilience

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Alex Robel
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<p>Alex Robel</p>

Mercury ID
681109
Sep 09, 2026

The CHORUS research project will combine advanced flood modeling, artificial intelligence, and community partnerships to help coastal residents in Georgia and New York evaluate flooding solutions and shape resilience planning.

Nine BBISS Faculty Fellows Appointed

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<p>(L to R, Top to Bottom) Heidi Biggs, Jennifer Bowen, Gaurav Doshi, Xindi He, Guoxiang (Emma) Hu, Suhas Jain, Patrick Kastner, Cindy Kaiying Lin, and Julia Yang.</p>

Mercury ID
681058
Sep 03, 2026

The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) has appointed nine new faculty fellows for 2026, selected for their leadership in sustainability research.

Getting Food to the Neighborhoods That Need It Most

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<p>L to R: Carl DiSalvo, Ingeborg Rocker, Nicole Kennard, Johannes Milz, and Vanshika Kumar.</p>

Mercury ID
681003
Aug 28, 2026

Nicole Kennard researches Atlanta's food system using mapping and visualization techniques.

Meet Tech's Utilities Maestro: Jermaine Clonts

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<p>Infrastructure and Operations Associate Director of Utilities Management Jermaine Clonts photographed on the roof of the George Tower in Tech Square August 2026.</p>

Mercury ID
680831
Aug 10, 2026

While often unnoticed, the work of Jermaine Clonts and the Utilities Management team is essential to delivering the utility services that power teaching, learning, research, and campus life.

Georgia Tech Engineer Rethinks Supply Chains for Community Resilience

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Sofía Pérez-Guzmán
Mercury ID
680827
Aug 10, 2026

Through BBISS, Pérez-Guzmán co-leads a community resilience network of roughly 40 to 50 practitioners and researchers working on community-led resilience hubs across Georgia and South Carolina.

Hope Among the Pines: A Field Tour in Southeast Georgia Presents Carbon Exchange as Solution

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<p>Field tour attendees in Soperton, Georgia. </p>

Mercury ID
680696
Jul 28, 2026

The Georgia Carbon Exchange can provide economic incentives to help landowners keep and manage their forests for carbon sequestration, with benefits to impact the entire state.

Georgia Tech Earns National Recognition for Sustainability Innovation

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Mercury ID
680681
Jul 27, 2026

Georgia Tech’s in-vessel composting program earns national recognition.

Green Forks Transforms Surplus Food Into Campus Support

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<p>From left to right: Campus Sustainability Project Manager, Office of Sustainability Steve Place; Director, Safety and Facilities for Dining and Retail Danielle Ismirle Dunigan; and Program Director, STAR Steven Fazenbaker at the Green Forks celebration.</p>

Mercury ID
680687
Jul 27, 2026

Green Forks collaboration reduces waste, supports student well-being, and advances campus sustainability goals.

Yuanzhi Tang Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

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<p>Yuanzhi Tang</p>

Mercury ID
680685
Jul 27, 2026

Yuanzhi Tang, executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) and Georgia Power Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been named an American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow.

Rapid Testing Offers Path to More Sustainable Material Choices

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Mercury ID
680664
Jul 24, 2026

At Georgia Tech’s Daedalus Lab, Christos Athanasiou and postdoctoral researcher Danqi Sun are working to provide greater certainty to designers and engineers by rethinking how materials are tested for their fracture characteristics.

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