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• 3 IC Faculty Members Awarded Promotions

  

  March 22, 2019

  Devi Parikh and Dhruv Batra were awarded tenure and elevated to associate professor, while Karen Liu was elevated to full professor.

• Co3(PO4)2/Ag3PO4 with Enhanced Simulated Sunlight Photocatalytic Activity Toward Ofloxacin Degradation and Mechanism Insight

  March 22, 2019

  Zhi Geng, Min Yang, Xin Qi, Zhaoyang Li, Xia Yang, Mingxin Huo, John C. Crittenden, 2019, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, XXX, XXX-XXX,  DOI:  10.1002/jctb.5937.

• Transformation of Arsenic During Realgar Tailings Stabilization Using Ferrous Sulfate in a Pilot-scale Treatment

  March 22, 2019

  Xin Wang, He Zhang, Linling Wang, Jing Chen, Shiqi Xu, Huijie Hou, Yao Shi, Jingdong Zhang, Miao Ma, Daniel C.W.Tsang, John C.Crittenden, 2019, Science of the Total Environment, 668, 32-39, DOI:  10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.289.

• School of Public Policy Climbs Again in U.S. News Graduate Program Rankings

  

  March 22, 2019

  The Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy moved up another four spots in the U.S. News & World Report latest rankings of the nation’s best graduate programs, with three specializations appearing in the top 20.

• Meet IC: Atlanta Native Matthew Guzdial Merges Passions for Machine Learning and Creativity

  

  March 22, 2019

  Meet Matthew Guzdial, a machine learning and creativity researcher under advisor Mark Riedl who has already gained plenty of attention for his work on artificial intelligence in video games.

• Built Environment Simulation Experts Assemble at Georgia Tech in Celebration of 10 years of the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Urban Design (SimAUD)

  

  March 20, 2019

  SimAUD is a highly selective annual conference supported by the Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).  More than 70 experts from around the globe will meet to present and discuss cutting-edge research and findings, to experience hands-on simulation workshops and to speculate on future challenges and opportunities for the built environment.

• Scaling-up a Heterogeneous H2O2/TiO2/Solar-radiation System Using the Damköhler Number

  March 20, 2019

  Héctor L. Otálvaro-Marín, Francy González-Caicedo, Augusto Arce-Sarria, Miguel Angel Mueses, John C. Crittenden, Fiderman Machuca-Martinez, 2019, Chemical Engineering Journal, 364, 244–256, DOI:  10.1016/j.cej.2019.01.141.

• 3D Hierarchical Porous-Structured Biochar Aerogel for Rapid and Efficient Phenicol Antibiotics Removal from Water

  March 18, 2019

  Hui Liu, Yuanfeng Wei, Jinming Luob, Tong Li, Dong Wangb, Shenglian Luoa, John C. Crittenden, 2019, Chemical Engineering Journal, 368, 639–648, DOI:  10.1016/j.cej.2019.03.007.

• Sea-Urchin-Structure g-C3N4 with Narrow Bandgap (˜2.0 eV) for Efficient Overall Water Splitting Under Visible Light Irradiation

  March 18, 2019

  Yunxiong Zeng, Hao Li, Jinming Luo, Jili Yuan, Longlu Wang, Chengbin Liu, Yingchun Xia, Meijun Liu, Shenglian Luo, Tao Cai, Su Liu, John C. Crittenden, 2019, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 249, 275–281, DOI:  10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.03.010.

• Public Health Specialist Susan J. Robinson Joins LMC Advisory Board

  

  March 13, 2019

  Health communications specialist and Georgia Institute School of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) alumna Susan J. Robinson has joined the School's Advisory Board. Robinson graduated from the Institute in 2016 with a Ph.D. from the Digital Media program, where she worked as a visiting researcher from 2016-2018.

• School of Public Policy Climbs Again in U.S. News Graduate Program Rankings

  

  March 12, 2019

  The Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy moved up another four spots in the U.S. News & World Report latest rankings of the nation’s best graduate programs, with three specializations appearing in the top 20.

• Michael Best to Speak at U.N. for Release of Report on Digital Gender Equality

  

  March 8, 2019

  Michael Best will speak at the United Nations next week during the formal release of a research report by the EQUALS Global Partnership, a coalition of more than 90 partners from government, industry, and academia that he helped found in 2015.

• Georgia Tech Student Leaders Attend ACC Advocacy Event

  

  March 8, 2019

  Four students from GT recently attend advocacy events held by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

• Georgia Tech’s Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Returns for Second Year

  

  March 6, 2019

  One year after its successful launch, the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon will return to the Georgia Institute of Technology on March 9, 2019.

• Mary Frank Fox Participated in National Academies’ Workshop Launching New Study on Women in Science

  

  March 4, 2019

  Dr. Fox participated in the National Academies of Sciences' launch of a new study on women in science, engineering, and medicine.

• Georgia Tech to Launch State’s First Master’s Program Focused Exclusively on Sustainability

  

  March 4, 2019

  The Georgia Institute of Technology is launching a new Master’s of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management (MSEEM) — the only graduate degree in Georgia fully dedicated to sustainability issues.

• Georgia Tech to Launch State’s First Sustainability Master’s Program

  

  March 4, 2019

  The Georgia Institute of Technology is launching a new Master’s of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management (MSEEM) — the only graduate degree in Georgia fully dedicated to sustainability issues.

  The highly technical, science-based, and interdisciplinary program — approved by the Board of Regents on Feb. 12, 2019 — will prepare students to deliver fact-based policy expertise through robust analytical techniques and a deep understanding of energy and environmental issues and sustainability practices.

  “This professionally focused degree will allow Georgia Tech to educate the next generation of sustainability leaders in corporate, government, and non-governmental organizations,” said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs and K. Harrison Brown Family Chair. “Georgia Tech is proud to deliver innovative, affordable, and top-quality education in high-demand areas such as sustainability to meet the needs of our evolving workforce."

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• New SURFers Chosen to Continue Developing Living Building Interactive Monitoring Systems

  

  March 1, 2019

  Twenty three Georgia Tech students have been selected for the second class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). Twenty are new to the position, and three are returning from the previous year of the program. The paid research fellows are developing prototypes of interactive building monitoring systems that convey the unique elements, qualities, and performance of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (under construction) and the behaviors that it engenders among its occupants and visitors. The Fellows represent all six colleges and were selected from a highly qualified a competitive field of students. They are:

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• Ph.D. Candidate Caitlyn Seim Earns Prestigious Neuroscience:Translate Grant From Stanford

  

  March 1, 2019

  Seim was awarded for her research into passive haptic stimulation that could assist in stroke recovery.

• Novel App Uses AI to Guide, Support Cancer Patients

  

  February 27, 2019

  Artificial Intelligence is helping to guide and support some 50 breast cancer patients in rural Georgia through a novel mobile application that gives them personalized recommendations on everything from side effects to insurance.