driving change

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and with economic and environmental impacts colliding, Georgia Tech experts are leading the way in the development of next-generation solutions.

Researchers Find Understanding and Embracing Intercultural Tensions and Differences in Teams Increases Information Elaboration and Creativity

Feb 02, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
Team members who embrace diversity while acknowledging differences are more successful at building teams who display collaboration and information elaboration.

Qcells Expansion Puts Focus on Georgia Tech’s iWorks Program

Lisa Nash is Qcells' senior director of human resources; environmental, health, and safety; and general affairs.
Jan 27, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
Offering connects employers and community leaders with resources to drive economic development success

Painted brick wall with "Pimiento Capital of the World"

Woodbury, Georgia, the former pimiento capital of the world, is building a new economic foundation — with a little help from Georgia Tech.

$2.3B Qcells Solar Power Investment Holds Major Potential for Georgia

Qcells, a solar power company, plans to build a $2.3 billion manufacturing complex just north of Atlanta in Cartersville to not only make state-of-the-art components for solar panels, but also to build complete panels used in a variety of settings, from houses to large-scale commercial and industrial solar arrays.
Jan 23, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech experts are at the forefront of technology and research that could revamp clean energy infrastructure in our state.

Ecolabels, Innovation, and Green Market Transformation: Learning to LEED

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, a certified “Living Building,” at Georgia Tech, is a case study in Matisoff's book. Credit: Daniel Matisoff
Jan 19, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
Daniel Matisoff's book traces the curve of ecolabel adoption in the building market, revealing how it has transformed the economy and construction industry to achieve green market transformation.

Yellow Jackets Featured in ‘Georgia Trend’ List of Influential Georgians

Georgia Trend 2023 Influential Georgians - Top row (from left to right): John Avery, Brian Blake, Ángel Cabrera, Lisa Cupid, Andre Dickens, Jimmy Etheredge. Bottom row: Tom Fanning, Paul Judge, Jerald Mitchell, Valerie Montgomery Rice, Raphael Bostic, James Quincey. 
Jan 10, 2023 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech alumni are being recognized for work in their communities in Georgia Trend’s Most Influential Georgians for 2023.

Georgia Tech Professor and Team Create Tool to Reduce Burn Risk During Surgeries

GloShield devices have flexible necks connected to caps that fit over the end of light cables surgical teams use. (Photo: Péralte C. Paul)
Dec 17, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Jackson Medical's GloShield device finds success in American hospitals

Department of Energy Awards Georgia Tech Grant for Energyshed Project

Joseph Hagerman, Director of the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Institute (EPICenter).
Dec 07, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center leads effort to develop new energy planning models for metro Atlanta

Cheerful Chatbots Don’t Necessarily Improve Customer Service

Han Zhang, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Steven A. Denning Professor of Technology & Management and faculty director, Denning Technology & Management Program
Dec 21, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
GT researchers conducted experimental studies to determine if positive emotional displays improved customer service and found that emotive AI is only appreciated if the customer expects it, and it may not be the best avenue for companies to invest in.
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