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October 29, 2026

Strategic Initiative Leads Named by BBISS

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The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems has appointed strategic initiative leads for State Engagement, International Engagement, and Data Infrastructure.
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October 21, 2026

From the Ground Up: How University-Community Partnerships Are Advancing the Energy Transition

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Collaborating with communities can be a way to accelerate emerging energy transition technologies.
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A Florida neighborhood destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, 2002.
September 23, 2026

After the Storm: When Recovery Creates a Community Crisis

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After hurricanes and wildfires, rebuilding homes is only part of recovery. Rising rents can decide who gets to come home, and who must leave.
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September 16, 2026

BBISS Insights Series #1 Reflection: AI, Digital Twins, and Infrastructure Resilience

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AI, digital twins, and advanced data analytics can be used to translate operational data into useful decisions when combined with human expertise.
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September 9, 2026

Supporting Community-Led Flood Resilience

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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.
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September 3, 2026

Nine BBISS Faculty Fellows Appointed

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The Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) has appointed nine new faculty fellows for 2026, selected for their leadership in sustainability research.
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Pictured left-to-right: Tim Trent, director of IPaT's Trash Lab; Arthur Huang, CEO of Miniwiz; Michael Best, executive director of IPaT; Jennifer Chirico, associate vice president of Sustainability; and Rob Kadel, executive director of research program administration.
September 1, 2026

Georgia Tech Opens Trash Lab to Turn Campus Waste Into New Possibilities

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New IPaT makerspace combines advanced recycling technology, hands-on learning, and sustainability innovation.
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August 28, 2026

Getting Food to the Neighborhoods That Need It Most

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Nicole Kennard researches Atlanta's food system using mapping and visualization techniques.
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August 10, 2026

Georgia Tech Engineer Rethinks Supply Chains for Community Resilience

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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.
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July 28, 2026

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

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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.
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Yuanzhi Tang
July 27, 2026

Yuanzhi Tang Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

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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.
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July 24, 2026

Georgia Tech Helps Advance Genesis Mission, a National Effort to Transform Scientific Discovery Through AI

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Institute researchers will lead two projects and contribute to several others as part of the Department of Energy’s $5 billion initiative.
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In the Press

NPR
Urban climate expert Brian Stone on how cities must adapt to survive deadly heat waves
Metro Atlanta CEO
Georgia Tech Earns National Recognition for Sustainability Innovation
The Conversation
Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self‑sustaining disaster that will keep coming back
Interesting Engineering
This New Test Reveals When Recycled Plastic Stops Being Good for the Planet
The Times of India
2022 Saw Ireland Building Its First Bridge With a Wind Mill Turbine and Solving a Waste Problem; Now it is a 'Reuse' Trend in the US
Times Higher Education
Shared Effort for Measurable Impact: Building Sustainable Labs Through Partnership
Metro Atlanta CEO
Cox Enterprises Announces Winners of Student Sustainability Challenge
Ledger-Enquirer
All Georgia Data Center Ordinances — From Most to Least Restrictive
The Conversation
How Sewage Treatment Plants Could Handle Food Waste, Sparing Landfills and the Climate
The Conversation
New Industry Standards and Tech Advances Make Pre-owned Electronics a Viable Holiday Gift Option
The Conversation
Companies are Still Committing to Net-zero Emissions, Even If It’s a Bumpy Road – Here’s What the Data Show
Public News Service
Culture, Conservation Thrive as Great Lakes Tribes Bring Back Wild Rice
The Conversation
Hurricane Helene Power Outages Leave Millions in the Dark – History Shows Poorer Areas Often Wait Longest for Electricity to be Restored
The Conversation
What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s Smaller Cousin Could Affect Hurricane Season
The Conversation
Ancient Rome Had Ways to Counter the Urban Heat Island Effect – How History’s Lessons Apply to Cities Today

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