Looking Ahead 2022 and beyond

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Jan 21, 2022 - Atlanta, GA
Five trends that will reshape our lives in 2022

A woman looking at her phone. Text reads: The Year Ahead. What will change, what will remain?

We asked Georgia Tech faculty and research experts to forecast what they see as potential trends for the coming year, based on recent events and what’s on the horizon. 

Modeling Water-cleansing Wetlands in Extreme Weather

Georgia Tech’s multidisciplinary researchers (L to R) Chloé Arson, Thomas DiChristina, and Martial Taillefert near wetlands on Georgia Tech’s campus.  (Photo credit: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech) 
Nov 03, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech is partnering with two Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories to better understand how wetlands function, enabling scientists to better understand their role in controlling water quality.

Deep Dives

Earth’s average surface temperature has risen approximately 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 1800s — most of that rise in the past 40 years, according to NASA. That’s due in large part to the increase of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, caused by human activity. This has led oceans to warm, ice sheets to melt, and sea levels to rise faster — and it has accelerated the frequency of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes.

Georgia Tech Celebrates Opening of New Energy Project in Midtown Atlanta

Georgia Tech and Georgia Power partner to celebrate Microgrid ribbon cutting.
Jun 17, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech partnered with Georgia Power to host the dedication of the Microgrid in Tech Square.

Provost Bras Appointed to Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

Aug 26, 2013 - Atlanta, GA

Methane-Munching Microorganisms Meddle with Metals

Dr. Jennifer Glass, Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. Credit: Rob Felt
Nov 11, 2013 - Atlanta, GA
A pair of microbes on the ocean floor “eats” methane in a unique way, and a new study provides insights into their surprising nutritional requirements.

Evidence found for granite on Mars

The Nili Patera volcanic caldera contains some of the fastest-moving sand dunes on Mars. New spectral data and modeling reveal that they are racing across unusual Martian bedrock. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.
Nov 18, 2013 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers now have stronger evidence of granite on Mars and a new theory for how the granite – an igneous rock common on Earth -- could have formed there, according to a new study. The findings suggest a much more geologically complex Mars than pre

High Levels of Molecular Chlorine Found in Arctic Atmosphere

In Barrow, snow-covered ice pack extends in every directly except inland. The ultimate source of the molecular chlorine is the sodium chloride in sea salt, Huey said, most likely from the snow-covered ice pack. How the sea salt is transformed into molecular chlorine is unknown. Credit: Greg Huey. 
Jan 13, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Scientists studying the atmosphere above Barrow, Alaska, have discovered unprecedented levels of molecular chlorine in the air, a new study reports.

Soil Microbes Alter DNA in Response to Warming

Soil plots that were heated to simulate the rise in temperatures forecast by climate models. The radiators (top) warm the plots 2 degrees Celsius. (Credit: Mengting Yuan, U. of Oklahoma)
Jan 16, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Scientists studying grasslands in Oklahoma have discovered that an increase of 2 degrees Celsius in the air temperature above the soil creates significant changes to the microbial ecosystem underground.
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