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NSF RAPID Response to Earthquakes in Turkey

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Grad student Phuc Mach places a node
Mercury ID
671243
Jul 28, 2023

Zhigang Peng and graduate students Phuc Mach and Chang Ding are using small seismic sensors to better understand just how, why, and when certain earthquakes are occurring.

Mitigating Climate Change Through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems

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Mercury ID
670885
May 30, 2023

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

NSF RAPID Grant to Analyze Plume Chemistry

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Atlanta, GA
Mercury ID
675829
Dec 11, 2024

Led by School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Greg Huey, the NSF RAPID grant is for analyzing air chemistry data collected during a three-week span when a chemical plume impacted the Atlanta area.

‘Murder Hornet’ Eradication is Relief to US Honeybees

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Northern Giant Murder Hornet
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<p>A Northern Giant Hornet removed from a nest. Photo courtesy: Washington Department of Agriculture. </p>

Mercury ID
675901
Dec 19, 2024

A Georgia Tech professor says eradicating the “murder hornet” will help the U.S. avoid a potential agricultural and commercial disaster.

When Two Lizards Meet for the First Time, Scientists Witness Evolution in Action

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Two Cuban brown anoles, Anolis sagrei (Credit: Day's Edge Productions)
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<p>Two Cuban brown anoles, <em>Anolis sagrei </em>(Credit: Day's Edge Productions)</p>

Mercury ID
675843
Dec 13, 2024

The Georgia Tech-led study captures two lizard species adapting in response to competition. The study provides some of the clearest evidence to date of evolution in action.

AI’s Energy Demands Spark Nuclear Revival

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Three Mile Island
Mercury ID
675990
Jan 10, 2025

Professor Anna Erickson highlights the reopening of Three Mile Island Unit 1 as a crucial step in meeting the growing energy demands of AI data centers with carbon-free nuclear power, aligning with Microsoft's sustainability goals.

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)
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<p>Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)</p>

Mercury ID
676086
Jan 22, 2025

A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

New Georgia Tech Environmental Science Degree Launches

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<p>Earth (Credit NASA/Joshua Stevens)</p>

Mercury ID
670972
Jun 13, 2023

The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.

With Recent Funding, Sea Level Sensor Project in Savannah Moves into New Phase

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Savannah Coast
Mercury ID
657468
Apr 20, 2022

The rising sea levels along Georgia’s Savannah coast and an uptick in more severe storms during hurricane season are bellwethers to looming ecological challenges stemming from climate change.

Georgia Tech Research Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

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Yongsheng Chen
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<p>Yongsheng Chen, Bonnie W. and Charles W. Moorman IV Professor in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech</p>

Mercury ID
676298
Feb 16, 2025

Professor Yongsheng Chen leads a multi-university team using machine learning to discover PFAS-removing membranes.

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