{"689054":{"#nid":"689054","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Plant\u2011Based Packaging From Natural Fibers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022theconversation-article-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=YpxchNkAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EJie Wu\u003C\/a\u003E, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJie and I had been hoping to identify naturally occurring whitening pigments that could be used in paper and paints. The beetle\u2019s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate \u2013 one that is also commonly found in crab and lobster shells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, Jie extracted chitin nanofibers from crab shells obtained from food waste that are chemically the same as those found in the white beetles. But instead of creating a white material as intended, Jie produced dense, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/bm501416q\u0022\u003Etransparent films\u003C\/a\u003E. The nanofibers more readily assembled in tightly packed films than in the porous structures Jie desired.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-right zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022Two white beetles\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=237\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=882\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/721546\/original\/file-20260303-57-g7dkdj.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=1109\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EAn attempt to mimic the striking white color of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ECyphochilus\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003E beetles led researchers to a unique discovery.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca class=\u0022source\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyphochilus#\/media\/File:Cyphochilus_beetles.jpg\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003EOlimpia1lli\/Wikimedia Commons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022license\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution\u0022\u003ECC BY-NC-ND\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn a whim, Jie measured the rate at which oxygen passed through the film. The result was astonishing: The barrier allowed less oxygen through than many existing packaging plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat serendipitous finding in 2014 shifted \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=3qOG6PUAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003Emy team\u003C\/a\u003E of engineering students\u2019 focus from color to packaging. We asked whether natural materials could rival the performance of common plastics. In the years since, our team has used this discovery to create biodegradable films that offer a more sustainable and effective alternative to plastic packaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EChallenges of Plastic Packaging\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlastic packaging is commonly used to protect food, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. These plastics keep out moisture and oxygen from the air, so products stay \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/C2012-0-00246-3\u0022\u003Efresh and safe\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost packaging has several layers that work together to keep air out, but these layers hinder reuse and recycling efforts. As a result, most of this plastic barrier packaging is discarded to landfills as single-use materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany researchers have sought alternatives that are renewable, biodegradable or recyclable, yet just as effective. At Georgia Tech, my team of students and post-docs has spent more than a decade tackling this problem. This journey began with that beetle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBuilding a Better Barrier\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/chitin\u0022\u003EChitin\u003C\/a\u003E is widely available in food waste and mushrooms, and it is used in products such as water filters and wound dressing. However, our early attempts to scale up the film technology based on the beetle-inspired experiment failed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2018, the team made an important leap forward by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acssuschemeng.8b01536\u0022\u003Eusing spray coating to create layers\u003C\/a\u003E of chitin and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/agents\/sya-nano\u0022\u003Ecellulose nanomaterials\u003C\/a\u003E. Cellulose, like chitin, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/cellulose\u0022\u003Eis a carbohydrate polymer\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 a chain of repeating carbohydrate units \u2013 and it is obtained from plants. These abundant natural materials have opposite electric charges, which led to better barrier performance when we combined them than either material alone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this approach, the team sprayed down a layer of chitin, followed by a layer of cellulose. The opposite charges between the chitin and cellulose created a long-range attraction between them that binds the layers to create a dense interface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELater, in collaboration with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=BrXwtO4AAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003EMeisha Shofner\u003C\/a\u003E, a materials scientist, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/harris\u0022\u003ETequila Harris\u003C\/a\u003E, a mechanical engineer, other students showed these coatings could be applied with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsami.2c09925\u0022\u003Escalable, roll-to-roll techniques\u003C\/a\u003E. Roll-to-roll coating methods are preferred in industry because the coatings are applied continuously to large rolls of a substrate material, such as paper or other biodegradable plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\u0022440\u0022 height=\u0022260\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBNyjJFB8Zc?wmode=transparent\u0026amp;start=0\u0022 frameborder=\u00220\u0022 allowfullscreen=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003ERoll-to-roll coating allows manufacturers to easily apply thin layers of coating to a base material, called a substrate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, humidity posed a major challenge, limiting any real-world applications. Moisture swelled the film, allowing more oxygen to sneak through.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen came another breakthrough. In 2024, another collaborator, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ZILIcOwAAAAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0022\u003ENatalie Stingelin\u003C\/a\u003E, and I discovered that two common food components resisted water vapor when combined: carboxymethylcellulose \u2013 which is found in ice cream, for example \u2013 and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Citric-Acid\u0022\u003Ecitric acid\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe result was a film that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D4SU00425F\u0022\u003Ehindered the transmission of moisture\u003C\/a\u003E. The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules. Once bound, they reduced the film\u2019s moisture uptake.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe integrated this new discovery with the prior work by combining the citric acid and cellulose, and then casting this mixture as a freestanding film by coating it onto a substrate, such as chitin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, that formulation did not have strong oxygen barrier properties because it did not contain the highly crystalline cellulose nanomaterials from our first film. Our team\u2019s most \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsapm.5c02909\u0022\u003Erecent achievement\u003C\/a\u003E, from October 2025, combines the above innovations. As a result, we\u2019ve created a bio-based film that is an excellent barrier to both oxygen and moisture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigure class=\u0022align-center zoomable\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022A diagram showing a rectangle representing a biodegradable film, with an arrow deflecting off of it showing how it keeps out water vapor and oxygen. On the right is the film.\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 srcset=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;h=300\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=30\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/710006\/original\/file-20251220-56-gcunhe.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=15\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;h=377\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;dpr=3 2262w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022caption\u0022\u003EAn oxygen and water vapor barrier film composed of blended cellulose and chitin.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022attribution source\u0022\u003EJ. Carson Meredith\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EScaling Up Production\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen cast into thin films, these components self-organize into a dense structure that resists swelling with water vapor. Tests showed that \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsapm.5c02909\u0022\u003Eeven at 80% humidity\u003C\/a\u003E the film matched or outperformed common packaging plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe materials are renewable, biodegradable and compostable. Our team has filed several patent applications, and we are working with industry partners to develop specific packaging uses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne challenge that applications face is a limited supply of the bio-based components compared to the high volume of conventional plastics. Like any new material, it would take time for manufacturers to develop supply chains as the films begin to be used.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the market demand for purified chitin is small right now, as it is used in niche applications, such as wound dressings and water filtration. Due to its variety of uses, packaging could increase that market demand.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next challenge is scaling up from experimental films to industrial production, which would likely take several years. The team is exploring roll-to-roll coating techniques and working with industry partners to integrate these materials into existing packaging lines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPolicy and consumer demand will also play a role. As governments push for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-stop-at-plastic-bags-and-straws-the-case-for-a-global-treaty-banning-most-single-use-plastics-109857\u0022\u003Ebans on single-use plastics\u003C\/a\u003E and companies set sustainability targets, bio-based films could become part of the solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe story of this breakthrough reminds me that science often advances through unexpected results. From a failed attempt to mimic a beetle\u2019s color to a promising alternative to plastic, this research shows how curiosity can lead to solutions for some of our biggest challenges.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Carson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theconversation.com\/institutions\/georgia-institute-of-technology-1310\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003EMedia Contact:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShelley Wunder-Smith\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:shelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eshelley.wunder-smith@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"688893":{"#nid":"688893","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sheepdogs Reveal a Better Way to Guide Robot Swarms","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESheepdogs, bred to control large groups of sheep in open fields, have demonstrated their skills in competitions dating back to the 1870s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn these contests, a handler directs a trained dog with whistle signals to guide a small group of sheep across a field and sometimes split the flock cleanly into two groups. But sheep do not always cooperate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology studied how handler\u2013dog teams manage these unpredictable flocks in sheepdog trials and found principles that extend beyond livestock herding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.adx6791\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estudy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E published in \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eas the cover feature, the researchers applied those insights to computer simulations showing how similar strategies could improve the control of robot swarms, autonomous vehicles, AI agents, and other networked systems where many machines must coordinate their actions despite uncertain conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGroup Movement Dynamics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBirds, bugs, fish, sheep, and many other organisms move in groups because it benefits individuals, including protection from predators,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bhamla.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESaad Bhamla\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u201cThe puzzle is that the \u2018group\u2019 is not a single organism. It is built from many individuals, each making local, imperfect decisions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen a predator threatens a herd of sheep, individuals near the edge often move toward the center to reduce their own risk, Bhamla explained. \u201cThis is \u2018selfish herd\u2019 behavior,\u201d he said. \u201cShepherds exploit that instinct using trained dogs.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom examining hours of contest footage, the researchers found that controlling small groups of sheep can be harder than managing large ones. A larger group, with more sheep protected in the center, may behave more coherently than a small group as the animals constantly shift between two instincts: \u201cfollow the group\u201d and \u201cflee the dog.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat switching behavior makes the group unpredictable,\u201d said Tuhin Chakrabortty, a former postdoctoral researcher in the Bhamla Lab who co-led the study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking closely at how dogs and their handlers guide small groups, the researchers found that unpredictability in the flock\u2019s behavior does not always make control harder. \u201cUnder the right conditions, that \u2018noisy\u2019 behavior might actually be a benefit,\u201d Bhamla said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESuccessful Sheep Herding\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESheepdog handlers categorize sheep by how strongly they respond to a dog\u2019s threatening pressure. Some very responsive sheep might panic under too much pressure, while others might ignore mild pressure and require stronger positioning by the dog.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers observed that successful control often followed a two-step pattern. First, the dog subtly influenced the sheep\u2019s orientation while the animals were mostly standing still. Once the flock was aligned in the desired direction, the dog increased pressure to trigger movement. The timing of those actions was critical, because alignment within a small group could disappear quickly as individuals switched between instincts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn our simulations, increasing pressure makes the flock reach the desired orientation faster, but how long the flock stays aligned is set mainly by noise,\u201d Chakrabortty said. \u201cIn essence, dogs can steer the direction, but they can\u2019t hold that decision indefinitely, so timing matters.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeveloping Computer Models\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo understand the broader implications of that behavior, the team developed computer models that captured how sheep respond both to the dog and to one another. The models allowed the researchers to test different strategies for guiding groups whose members make independent decisions under uncertainty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey then applied those ideas to simulations of robotic swarms. Engineers often design such systems so that each robot blends signals from all nearby robots before deciding how to move. While that approach works well when signals are clear, it can break down when information is noisy or conflicting, Bhamla explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo explain why that switching strategy can work under noisy conditions, the researchers used an analogy of a smoke-filled room where only one person can see the exit, and no one knows who that person is. If everyone polls everyone else and averages the guesses, the one correct signal can get diluted by many noisy ones.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat\u2019s the counterintuitive part. When only one person has the right information, averaging can wash out the signal. But if you follow one person at a time, and keep switching who that is, the right information can spread through the crowd,\u201d Bhamla said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilding on that idea, the researchers tested a strategy inspired by the switching behavior they observed in sheep. In the simulations, each robot paid attention to just one source at a time (either a guiding signal or a neighboring robot) and switched that source from one step to the next.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder noisy conditions, this switching strategy required less effort to keep the group moving along a desired path than either averaging-based strategies or fixed leader-follower strategies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers call their approach the Indecisive Swarm Algorithm. The name reflects a counterintuitive insight: allowing influence to shift among individuals over time can make groups easier to guide when conditions are uncertain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur findings suggest that the same dynamics that make small animal groups unpredictable may also offer new ways to control complex engineered systems,\u201d Bhamla said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECITATION: Tuhin Chakrabortty and Saad Bhamla, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.adx6791\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EControlling noisy herds: Temporal network restructuring improves control of indecisive collectives\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E, 2026\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was funded in part by Schmidt Sciences as part of a \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca 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Hallmarks of his first term have been establishing positive working relationships with state leadership, reducing violent crime rates, and building affordable housing. Under his leadership, the city also achieved an AAA bond rating, the highest in the city\u2019s history.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens previously served on the Atlanta City Council, beginning in 2013. He was also the chief development officer for TechBridge, a nonprofit that brings affordable technology and business expertise to other nonprofits. He became a member of its national board of directors upon his first election as mayor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens was a Georgia Tech staff member from 2010 to 2016, and he remains a steadfast supporter of the Institute, often returning for athletic and community events. His 2022 inauguration took place on campus at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. The Mayor\u0027s Office of Technology and Innovation works closely with Georgia Tech in a shared goal of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/features\/2024\/02\/making-atlanta-top-5-tech-hub\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emaking Atlanta a top-five tech hub\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDickens was named the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/09\/yellow-jackets-named-among-most-influential-georgians\u0022\u003E2025 Georgian of the Year\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Trend\u003C\/em\u003E magazine. He was a Commencement speaker during Georgia Tech\u2019s Spring 2022 ceremonies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following Ivan Allen Jr., who served from 1962 to 1970. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Public Administration degree from Georgia State University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndre Dickens is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following the late Ivan Allen Jr. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Andre Dickens is the second alumnus to serve as the city\u2019s mayor, following the late Ivan Allen Jr. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2025-11-05 02:07:13","changed_gmt":"2025-11-05 14:03:53","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678545":{"id":"678545","type":"image","title":"Andre Dickens at his inauguration at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in 2022. 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But observing and interpreting their motion at the atomic scale has presented scientists with major challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that learns the underlying physics governing those movements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s research, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-61632-1\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E, enables scientists to not only analyze, but also generate realistic nanoparticle motion trajectories that are indistinguishable from real experiments, based on thousands of experimental recordings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Clearer Window into the Nanoworld\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConventional microscopes, even extremely powerful ones, struggle to observe moving nanoparticles in fluids. And traditional physics-based models, such as Brownian motion, often fail to fully capture the complexity of unpredictable nanoparticle movements, which can be influenced by factors such as viscoelastic fluids, energy barriers, or surface interactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo overcome these obstacles, the researchers developed a deep generative model (called LEONARDO) that can analyze and simulate the motion of nanoparticles captured by liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM), allowing scientists to better understand nanoscale interactions invisible to the naked eye. Unlike traditional imaging, LPTEM can observe particles as they move naturally within a microfluidic chamber, capturing motion down to the nanometer and millisecond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLEONARDO allows us to move beyond observation to simulation,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vidajamali.github.io\/\u0022\u003EVida Jamali\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor and Daniel B. 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This diversity allowed the model to generalize across a broad range of behaviors and conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Power of LEONARDO\u2019s Generative AI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat distinguishes LEONARDO is its ability to learn from experimental data while being guided by physical principles, said study lead author Zain Shabeeb, a PhD student in ChBE@GT. 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The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abg3793\u0022\u003Efindings\u003C\/a\u003E were published in the Jan. 6 issue of \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A discovery like this is one of the most exciting parts of our research,\u0026rdquo; said Sankar Nair, principal investigator and professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026#39;re increasingly used to doing research that has a pre-determined application at the end of it, so this is a reminder that fundamental discoveries in materials science are also exciting and important.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EZeolites have pores roughly the size of many types of molecules, and scientists and engineers have used the varied sizes, shapes, and connections of the pores to discriminate between molecules of different sizes, allowing for the production of chemicals suitable for plastic production, or for the separation of undesired molecules from desired ones, as examples.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team was designing syntheses to assemble 2D zeolite materials. In an unexpected turn of events, some of the results indicated that a new type of assembly process was occurring. Indeed, one such case led to a novel 1D zeolite material that had a tube-like structure with perforated porous walls. This 1D material, termed a zeolitic nanotube, was unlike any zeolite ever synthesized or discovered in nature previously. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Zeolite nanotubes could be used to make entirely new types of nanoscale components that can control transport of mass or heat or charge, not only down the length of the tube the pipe, but also in and out through the perforated walls,\u0026rdquo; said Nair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResolving the detailed arrangement of the atoms in the zeolite nanotube was a challenging task, for which the Georgia Tech researchers teamed up with zeolite crystallography experts at Stockholm University and Penn State. They found that the nanotube walls had a unique arrangement of atoms that are not known in 3D or 2D zeolites. This same arrangement is also responsible for forcing the zeolite to form as a 1D tube rather than a 2D or 3D material.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is the first example of a new class of nanotubes, and its unique and well-defined structure provides exciting ideas and opportunities to design zeolite nanomaterials,\u0026rdquo; said Tom Willhammar, co-investigator and researcher at Stockholm University. \u0026ldquo;Through further work, we hope that different zeolitic nanotubes could be obtained with variations in pore size, shape and chemistry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPut plainly \u0026ndash; a nanometer-scale tube made from a 1D material with regular, perforated holes on the sides is now available for exploration. In addition to this being a fundamental scientific discovery that could change the way we think about designing porous materials, the researchers see potential for many practical applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The unique structural attributes of these materials will allow for an array of potential applications in membrane separations, catalysis, sensing, and in energy devices where mass or energy transport are crucial,\u0026rdquo; said Christopher W. Jones, co-principal investigator and professor at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;The materials may have unique mechanical properties, as well, finding applications in composite materials, as carbon nanotubes have done.\u0026nbsp; At this stage, the sky is the limit, and we hope researchers will look for creative ways to deploy these materials for the benefit of humanity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Akshay Korde, Byunghyun Min, Elina Kapaca2, Omar Knio, Iman Nezam, Ziyuan Wang, Johannes Leisen, Xinyang Yin, Xueyi Zhang, David S. Sholl, Xiaodong Zou, Tom Willhammar, Christopher W. 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Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s approach does the job using a novel pen-size device that requires no batteries and can be mass produced at low cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/45\/e2110817118\u0022\u003Efindings\u003C\/a\u003E are reported in the Oct. 20 issue of the\u003Cem\u003E Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Aha Moment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe inspiration for their breakthrough came from an everyday device that people use to start a grill: the electronic barbecue lighter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My lab figured out that you could use something all of us are familiar with on the Fourth of July when we do a barbecue \u0026mdash; a barbecue lighter,\u0026rdquo; recalled Saad Bhamla, assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, explaining that every time one clicks the lighter, it generates a brief pulse of electricity to ignite the flame. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis team took the innards of a lighter and reengineered them into a tiny spring-latch mechanism. \u0026nbsp;The device creates the same electric field in the skin as the large bulky electroporation machines already in use, but using widely available, low-cost components that require no battery to operate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our aha moment was the fact that it doesn\u0026#39;t have a battery or plug into the wall, unlike conventional electroporation equipment,\u0026rdquo; he explained. \u0026ldquo;And these lighter components cost just pennies, while currently available electroporators cost thousands of dollars each.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPairing the reimagined lighter device with microneedle technology from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Laboratory for Drug Delivery has resulted in a new ultra-low-cost electroporation system, or \u0026ldquo;ePatch.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECloser Electrode Spacing, Lower Voltages\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBesides the lighter, a key innovation involved tightly spacing the electrodes and using extremely short microneedles. While commonly used in cosmetics to rejuvenate skin and for potential medical applications, microneedles are not generally used as electrodes. Coupling the tiny electroporation pulser with microneedle electrodes made an effective electrical interface with the skin and further reduced the ePatch\u0026rsquo;s cost and complexity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Mark Prausnitz, Regents\u0026#39; Professor and the J. Erskine Love Jr. Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, their microneedle-based system uses voltages similar to conventional electroporation but with pulses that are 10,000 times shorter and using electrodes that penetrate just .01 inch into the skin surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The close spacing of the microneedles allows us to use microsecond pulses rather than the millisecond pulses applied in conventional electroporation. This shorter pulse, plus the shallow location of the microneedle electrodes, minimizes nerve and muscle stimulation, which can avoid pain and twitching, both common side effects of conventional electroporation,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our goal was to design a method for Covid-19 vaccination that\u0026nbsp;uses a device that is simple, low-cost and manufacturable,\u0026rdquo; said Dengning Xia, lead author on the study while working as a research scientist at Georgia Tech and currently an associate professor at Sun Yat-sen University in China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The ePatch is a handheld device the size of a pen, weighing less than two ounces, and requiring no battery or power sources. It operates by simply pushing a button, which makes it very simple to use,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETesting for an Immune Response \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut could their system be used with a vaccine to generate an immune response? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo find out, the researchers teamed with Chinglai Yang, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University School of Medicine, to test the delivery system first using a florescent protein to ensure it worked, and to deliver an actual Covid-19 vaccine. They selected an experimental DNA vaccine for Covid-19 as their model.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the beginning, I wasn\u0026#39;t sure that it would be successful when Georgia Tech asked me to collaborate on this project,\u0026rdquo; Yang said. \u0026ldquo;Surprisingly, even in the first try, it went far beyond my expectations. Using this method with the same amount of vaccine, the ePatch induced an almost tenfold improved immune response over intramuscular immunization or intradermal injection without electroporation. It also showed no lasting effects to the mice\u0026rsquo;s skin. What this means is that it is easier to achieve protection,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESimplifying Electroporation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers say the ePatch should also work for mRNA vaccination, which they are currently studying.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut devising a simpler, cost-effective electroporator that works with the DNA vaccine could dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of vaccinations since it doesn\u0026rsquo;t require deep-freeze storage of mRNA vaccines, which need frigid temperatures because they contain lipid nanoparticles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We think the key to making DNA vaccination work is to make electroporation simple, low-cost, and scalable,\u0026rdquo; Prausnitz said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ePatch is generating excitement among health experts, including Nadine Rouphael, professor of medicine and executive director of the Hope Clinic at the Emory Vaccine Center. She notes that today\u0026rsquo;s genetic vaccines, whether mRNA or DNA, remain expensive as a global solution because they either require a complicated cold chain and costly manufacturing due to the formulation of lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery or they need a sophisticated electroporation device for DNA vaccine delivery.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Vaccine Delivery Breakthrough \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Georgia Tech portable and affordable electroporation ePatch can overcome these limitations and can be a potential game changer in the vaccine delivery arena,\u0026rdquo; Rouphael predicted.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers are already looking at ways to refine their system, examining how to optimize the immune response on the skin site and integrating the device into one unit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That would revolutionize the vaccination process,\u0026rdquo; Yang said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team must meet multiple milestones before human trials. Prausnitz anticipates it will be more than five years before their invention could complete clinical study and be ready for widespread use. He envisioned the ePatch following a more traditional device approval process than the accelerated vaccine approvals that happened during the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll four researchers echo Rouphael\u0026rsquo;s enthusiasm for the potential of their ePatch to democratize access to vaccinations. Bhamla explained that vaccines work for those who can afford them and have access to healthcare resources, but that is not feasible for large segments of the developing world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We know that Covid-19 won\u0026rsquo;t be the last pandemic,\u0026rdquo; Bhamla said. \u0026ldquo;We need to think from a cost as well as design perspective about how to simplify and scale up our hardware so these modern interventions can be more equitably dispersed \u0026mdash; to reach more underserved and more under-resourced areas of the world.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe research team also included Gaurav Byagathvalli, Huan Yu, and Chao-Yi Lu from Georgia Tech and Rui Jin and Ling Ye from Emory University. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMark Prausnitz is an inventor of patents licensed to companies, is a paid advisor to companies, and is a founder\/shareholder of companies developing microneedle-based products. This potential conflict of interest has been disclosed and is managed by Georgia Tech\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION:\u003C\/strong\u003E Dengning Xia, et al., \u0026ldquo;An ultra-low-cost electroporator with microneedle electrodes (ePatch) for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination\u0026rdquo; (\u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, 2021). \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/45\/e2110817118\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/118\/45\/e2110817118\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have developed and tested an innovative method that may simplify the complexity of delivering Covid-19 and other vaccines through a handheld 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The initiative will provide equipment and new communications approaches in middle and high schools in Albany and Columbus, Ga., and Phenix City, Ala. Georgia Tech is focusing on the three cities because of their proximity to regular controlled burns, in addition to the communities\u0026rsquo; lower socioeconomic statuses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the next year, the researchers will deliver daily fire impact forecasts to each school, while also installing air purifiers and low-cost air quality monitors. Data from those monitors will be broadcast in real-time inside and outside classrooms. The Georgia Tech team will also create new curricula for teachers and students that increase understanding of air pollutants, their sources, and mitigation measures.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team consists of members in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Air pollution leads to more premature deaths than virtually all other environmental exposures. In the Southeast, prescribed burning is a major source of air pollution: it releases more particulate matter into the air than cars, trucks, factories, and power plants,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Armistead (Ted) Russell, the Howard T. Tellepsen Chair and Regents\u0026rsquo;\u0026nbsp;Professor\u0026nbsp;in CEE. \u0026ldquo;Children in areas that experience prescribed burning smoke are uniquely vulnerable.\u0026nbsp;We are excited to work with schools to identify effective measures that can be used to help protect schoolchildren.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERussell and his colleagues have decades of experience studying emissions. His previous studies found that prescribed burns led to highly elevated emissions in southern Georgia, especially during the peak burn period from January to April. The research showed that the highest levels of unhealthy emissions \u0026mdash; primary and secondary particulate matter \u0026mdash; occur during school hours when burns are most active. However, Russell also found that elevated levels linger into the evening, long after the fires are extinguished.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERussell also found a communications gap that helped him create the new initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Schools are very good at providing information to parents about health-related interventions. Families serve as important communication channels,\u0026rdquo; Russell said. \u0026ldquo;However, schools are infrequently used to disseminate information about fire emissions. Incorporating teachers and students into a communications strategy has the potential to reduce exposure to children and the school\u0026rsquo;s broader community.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award will allow Russell and CEE Principal Research Engineer Talat Odman to expand Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sipc.ce.gatech.edu\/SIPFIS\/map\/index.php\u0022\u003ESouthern Integrated Prescribed Fire Information System (SIPFIS)\u003C\/a\u003E, which they helped create in 2015. The tool merges prescribed fire and air quality data into a common analysis framework, providing a unified prescribed fire database for the southern U.S. That data is primarily used by forest and air quality managers. SIPFIS will now be tweaked to also provide daily forecasts to the schools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EForecast and information products and lessons learned from the one-year project will be shared with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its health partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative will be coupled with outcomes from a $2.3 million Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program project that is currently being led by Odman. His team is measuring and modeling air quality impacts from prescribed burning at Fort Benning, which is adjacent to Columbus and across the border from Phenix City.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By focusing on both the source of smoke, such as burns at Ft. Benning, and the effects on nearby schools, we can have a more complete understanding of the air quality impacts of prescribed fires,\u0026rdquo; said Odman. \u0026ldquo;This will allow us to develop strategies to minimize exposure to smoke, while also helping to protect the health of people and forests.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe EPA and DoD projects will further a third project: Russell\u0026rsquo;s NASA-funded work that is utilizing satellite products in SIPFIS for predicting smoke impacts on air quality and health.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChBE and EAS Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ESally Ng\u003C\/a\u003E, who researches airborne particles, is also on the Georgia Tech team and will lead the deployment of the low-cost sensors at the schools. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/rebecca-watts-hull\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERebecca Watts Hull\u003C\/a\u003E, a community engagement specialist with the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, is the fourth member of the team. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As wildfires become more frequent and severe, we are working to effectively communicate the risks of smoke exposure to impacted communities,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Wayne Cascio, acting principal deputy assistant administrator for science in EPA\u0026rsquo;s Office of Research and Development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;We are seeing an increase in prescribed fires to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires; however, these are also a source of smoke exposure. The research we are funding will help develop strategies to prevent and reduce the health impacts of smoke from wildfires and prescribed fires.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project will begin in October.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"EPA awards Georgia Tech $1M to help students and communities in southern GA and AL"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA $1 million award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help researchers develop tactics to protect children from harmful emissions from controlled wildland burns. The initiative will provide equipment and new communications approaches in middle and high schools in Albany and Columbus, Ga., and Phenix City, Ala.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new grant will allow Georgia Tech researchers to create strategies to protect schoolchildren from harmful wildland fire emissions"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2021-09-22 13:25:28","changed_gmt":"2021-09-24 19:43:24","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650989":{"id":"650989","type":"image","title":"Controlled Wildland Burn","body":null,"created":"1632316203","gmt_created":"2021-09-22 13:10:03","changed":"1632316203","gmt_changed":"2021-09-22 13:10:03","alt":"Controlled burn in woods","file":{"fid":"247007","name":"iStock-182147547.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iStock-182147547.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/iStock-182147547.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2262466,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/iStock-182147547.jpg?itok=i2lcqCVd"}},"650991":{"id":"650991","type":"image","title":"Map of GA ALA","body":null,"created":"1632316950","gmt_created":"2021-09-22 13:22:30","changed":"1632316950","gmt_changed":"2021-09-22 13:22:30","alt":"graphic of Georgia and Alabama map","file":{"fid":"247009","name":"map of GA ALA.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/map%20of%20GA%20ALA.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/map%20of%20GA%20ALA.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":71468,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/map%20of%20GA%20ALA.jpg?itok=KaUmsO3C"}},"650990":{"id":"650990","type":"image","title":"Ted Russell","body":null,"created":"1632316292","gmt_created":"2021-09-22 13:11:32","changed":"1632316292","gmt_changed":"2021-09-22 13:11:32","alt":"Ted Russell","file":{"fid":"247008","name":"ted final.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ted%20final.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ted%20final.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2288610,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ted%20final.png?itok=WWduWXw8"}}},"media_ids":["650989","650991","650990"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1253","name":"School of Civil and Envrionmental Engineering"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"147191","name":"wildfires"},{"id":"2262","name":"climate"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"},{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"648771":{"#nid":"648771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study Shows that Electronic Air Cleaning Technology Can Generate Unintended Pollutants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the Covid-19 pandemic raged, news reports show that sales of electronic air cleaners have surged due to concerns about airborne disease transmission. But a research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has found that the benefits to indoor air quality of one type of purifying system can be offset by the generation of other pollutants that are harmful to health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ENga Lee \u0026ldquo;Sally\u0026rdquo; Ng\u003C\/a\u003E in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, the team evaluated the effect of a hydroxyl radical generator in an office setting. Hydroxyl radicals react with odors and pollutants, decomposing them, and hydroxyl radical generators have been marketed to inactivate pathogens such as coronaviruses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, Ng\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.1c00416\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E found that in the process of cleaning the air, the hydroxyl radicals generated by the device reacted with volatile organic compounds present in the indoor space. This led to chemical reactions that quickly formed organic acids and secondary organic aerosols that can cause health problems. Secondary organic aerosols is a major component of PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E (particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 mm), and exposure to PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E has been associated with cardiopulmonary diseases and millions of deaths per year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, \u0026ldquo;Formation of oxidized gases and secondary organic aerosol from a commercial oxidant-generating electronic air cleaner,\u0026rdquo; is published in the journal \u003Cem\u003EEnvironmental Science and Technology Letters\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the pandemic has made various types of electronic cleaners increasingly popular, Ng explained that consumers are probably not aware of the secondary chemistry taking place in the air, with the pollutants generated not being directly emitted by the cleaning device itself.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There are increasing concerns regarding the use of electronic air cleaners as these devices can potentially generate unintended byproducts via oxidation chemistry similar to that in the atmosphere,\u0026rdquo; Ng said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo types of air cleaning technologies are commonly used to remove indoor pollutants such as particles or volatile organic compounds and to inactivate pathogens: mechanical filtration and electronic air cleaners that generate ions, reactive species, or other chemical products such as photocatalytic oxidation, plasma, and oxidant-generating equipment (e.g., ozone, hydroxyl radical), among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg\u0026rsquo;s team selected a hydroxyl generator for the study to measure the oxygenated volatile organic compounds and the chemical composition of particles generated by the device in an office on the Georgia Tech campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile previous research reported pollutant formation from various electronic air cleaners (ionizers, plasma systems, photocatalytic systems with ultraviolet lamps, etc.), Ng believes that her team\u0026rsquo;s study is the first to monitor the chemical composition of secondary pollutants in both gas and particle phases during the operation of an electronic device that dissipates oxidants in a real-world setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvanced instrumentation made Ng\u0026rsquo;s study possible. Gas-phase organic compounds were measured using a high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer, purchased through a National Science Foundation major instrumentation grant. The study received support from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Covid-19 Rapid Response fund.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg noted that future studies on air cleaning technology should not be limited to inactivation of viruses or reduction of volatile organic compounds, but should also evaluate potential oxidation chemistry and the formation of unintended harmful gaseous and particulate chemicals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;More studies need to be conducted on the effects of these devices in a variety of environments,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;Electronic air cleaners greatly rose in prominence because of the pandemic, and now there are a lot of these devices out there. Millions of dollars are being spent on these devices by businesses and schools. The market is huge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our results show that care must be taken when choosing an adequate and appropriate air cleaning technology for a particular environment and task,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg stressed the importance of future studies concerning the unintended effects of electronic purifiers, as these devices are not currently well regulated and do not have testing standards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;There needs to be more peer-reviewed scientific data on electronic air cleaners,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;We hope that additional studies will lead to more government guidelines and regulation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECITATION: Joo et al., \u0026ldquo;\u003C\/em\u003EFormation of oxidized gases and secondary organic aerosol from a commercial oxidant-generating electronic air cleaner\u003Cem\u003E.\u0026rdquo; (Environmental Science \u0026amp; Technology Letters)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.1c00416\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.1c00416\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is a top 10 public research university developing leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, and sciences degrees. Its nearly 40,000 students representing 50 states and 149 countries, study at the main campus in Atlanta, at campuses in France and China, and through distance and online learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a leading technological university, Georgia Tech is an engine of economic development for Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation, conducting more than $1 billion in research annually for government, industry, and society.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Jason Maderer (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jmaderer3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejmaderer3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or Brad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Brad Dixon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The benefits to indoor air quality of one type of purifying system can be offset by the generation of other pollutants "}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2021-07-14 22:20:10","changed_gmt":"2021-07-16 13:57:48","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"648741":{"id":"648741","type":"image","title":"Air Quality Study: Aerosols","body":null,"created":"1626271821","gmt_created":"2021-07-14 14:10:21","changed":"1626271821","gmt_changed":"2021-07-14 14:10:21","alt":"a research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has found that the benefits to indoor air quality of one type of purifying system can be offset by the generation of other pollutants that are harmful to health.","file":{"fid":"246254","name":"aerosol.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerosol.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aerosol.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":141733,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aerosol.jpg?itok=Kd0te2uR"}},"648772":{"id":"648772","type":"image","title":"Nga Lee \u0022Sally\u0022 Ng","body":null,"created":"1626303622","gmt_created":"2021-07-14 23:00:22","changed":"1626303622","gmt_changed":"2021-07-14 23:00:22","alt":"Dr. Nga Lee \u0022Sally\u0022 Ng","file":{"fid":"246264","name":"ng2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ng2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ng2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":110365,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ng2.jpg?itok=Jp3hnBO7"}}},"media_ids":["648741","648772"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"745","name":"air quality"},{"id":"185727","name":"air purifiers"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"11381","name":"pollutants"},{"id":"746","name":"pollution"},{"id":"113111","name":"aerosols"},{"id":"188260","name":"hydorxiyl racials"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"178819","name":"newsroom"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jmaderer3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejmaderer3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jmaderer3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"648742":{"#nid":"648742","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Yuhang Hu Honored by ASME","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hu_yuhang\u0022\u003EYuhang Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor jointly appointed by the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;award\u0026nbsp;recognizes early career research excellence in the areas of experimental, computational, and theoretical mechanics and materials by young investigators who are within 10 years after their Ph.D. degree, with special emphasis placed on under-represented groups. The award was established by the ASME Materials Division in 2008 and operated as a division award until 2012 when it was elevated to a Society award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHu\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on the mechanics of soft active materials, an interdisciplinary area between mechanics and polymer chemistry. Her studies span from fundamental mechanics to novel applications, integrating experiments and theory. Hu has published 54 peer-reviewed papers in highly cited journals in both the fields of mechanics and materials. She is the recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award, the Extreme Mechanics Letters Young Investigator Award and the Journal of Applied Mechanics Award. She has delivered 18 invited seminars in peer institutions, a keynote and eight invited talks in international conferences and workshops. 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The itinerary included visits to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/a\u003E, the Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Building, chemistry labs in the Bunger Henry Building, and the National Electric Energy Testing, Research, and Applications Center (NEETRAC).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In putting together Undersecretary Dabbar\u0026rsquo;s visit, we attempted to demonstrate the full range of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s energy research portfolio, from basic science to industry scale testing, and our deep understanding of national security, national lab partnerships, corporate partnerships, and company startups,\u0026rdquo; Lieuwen said. \u0026ldquo;We think the tour achieved this very effectively.\u0026rdquo; All aspects of Undersecretary Dabbar\u0026rsquo;s tour were arranged with special considerations for maintaining full compliance with safety and health guidelines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETopics of discussion included cybersecurity and energy infrastructure, carbon capture and synthetic fuels, and microgrids and electric infrastructure. At each stop along the tour, Dabbar engaged with researchers and experts to discuss their work and to see Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s facilities. He met with about a dozen researchers including Alexa Harter from GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research Laboratory; Devesh Ranjan from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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Headquartered at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, BioMADE includes some of the largest bioindustrial manufacturing employers in the U.S. working in conjunction with some of the top educators in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn support of this collaboration, the $87 million in DoD funding will be combined with more than $187 million in non-federal cost-share from 31 companies, 57 colleges and universities, six nonprofits, and two venture capital groups across 31 states.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is Tech\u0026rsquo;s representative to BioMADE\u0026rsquo;s Leadership Council, which will set the organization\u0026rsquo;s funding priorities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPeralta-Yahya says, \u0026ldquo;An incredible cross section of Georgia Tech faculty contributed to the BioMADE proposal; over 30 faculty members, spanning five Schools across the College of Science, College of Engineering, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe notes: \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s involvement in BioMADE is poised to catalyze interdisciplinary collaborations across the university, from data science and downstream processing to supply chain logistics and the policy, legal, and biosafety implications of bioindustrial applications. The projects funded by BioMADE will give undergraduates and graduate students a springboard to the emerging biomanufacturing and related areas.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMark Styczynski, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular who is Tech\u0026rsquo;s representative to the BioMADE Technical Committee, says: \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech will be a member of BioMADE at the governing level, the highest level of engagement for academic institutions. We are excited about the resulting opportunities for Georgia Tech to bring to bear its manufacturing, chemical, and biochemical expertise on new applications and focus areas in the biomanufacturing space.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe adds: \u0026ldquo;Our involvement in this area is a great complement to other biomanufacturing efforts at Georgia Tech and will contribute to a rapidly growing bioeconomy in Georgia.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough a close relationship with DoD and the Military Services, BioMADE will work to establish long-term and dependable bioindustrial manufacturing capabilities for a wide array of products. Anticipated bioindustrial manufacturing applications include the following products: chemicals, solvents, detergents, reagents, plastics, electronic films, fabrics, polymers, agricultural products (e.g. feedstock), crop protection solutions, food additives, fragrances, and flavors. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBioMADE\u0026rsquo;s efforts will examine and advance industry-wide standards, tools, and measurements; mature foundational technologies; foster a resilient bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem; advance education and workforce development; and support the establishment and growth of supply chain intermediaries that are essential for a robust U.S. bioeconomy. Other important focus areas include challenges related to biosafety and security and ethical, legal, and societal considerations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStefan France, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry is Tech\u0026rsquo;s representative to BioMADE\u0026rsquo;s Education and Workforce Committee, which will help craft and implement the organization\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrance explains that this committee \u0026ldquo;will concentrate its efforts in three major areas: curriculum and training for the bioindustrial workforce, promoting awareness of career opportunities, and coordination across the STEM community, the biomanufacturing ecosystem, and the training pipeline\u0026mdash;everything from K-12 to community and technical colleges to four-year colleges, graduate programs, and post-graduate training.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology is a governing member of the BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE), a nonprofit that recently won a seven-year, $87 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Institute of Technology is a governing member of the BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE), a nonprofit that recently won a seven-year, $87 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)."}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2020-11-18 17:37:18","changed_gmt":"2020-11-18 17:37:41","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"186297","name":"BioMADE"},{"id":"186298","name":"bioindustrial manufacturing"},{"id":"560","name":"chemical engineering"},{"id":"1450","name":"Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"919","name":"Biochemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"640504":{"#nid":"640504","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Virtual Seminar Series - 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But a Georgia Tech researcher has found that a type of glassy polymer membrane to remove H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES could enable increased development of these \u0026ldquo;sour\u0026rdquo; natural gas streams while improving the overall energy efficiency of the separation process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EConducted by a team led by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/william-j-koros\u0022\u003EWilliam Koros\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/5\/5\/eaaw5459\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ldquo;Ultraselective glassy polymer membranes with unprecedented performance for energy-efficient sour gas separation\u0026rdquo; appeared in the May 2019 issue of \u003Cem\u003EScience Advances\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERaw natural gas contains many purities, the researchers note, but H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES and carbon dioxide (CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E) are arguably the two most important to remove. H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation in amounts as low as five parts per million (ppm) and instant death when its concentrations exceed 1000 ppm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently an amine absorption-based process dominates most \u0026ldquo;sour\u0026rdquo; gas treatment operations, but \u0026ldquo;it requires huge towers and an enormous amount of energy and expense as well as having environmental concerns,\u0026rdquo; Koros says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than 40 percent of proven raw natural gas reserves in the U.S. are deemed \u0026ldquo;sour,\u0026rdquo; requiring treatment to remove excessive CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E and H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES. In parts of the Middle East and Latin America, some reservoirs are presently too difficult to access at all because of high sour gas concentrations, Koros explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Large reserves of natural gas globally remain untapped because of the difficulties involved in processing such low-quality gas,\u0026rdquo; he adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo find solutions, his research team studied a specific type of glassy-ladder polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM). PIMs have a highly rigid and contorted backbone structure that doesn\u0026rsquo;t get compacted so that gas molecules have room to move through the membrane. However, the researchers knew that the conventional PIM wouldn\u0026rsquo;t be selective enough to filter out H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES and C\u003Csub\u003EO\u003C\/sub\u003E2.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey found that the key was using a PIM that had been functionalized with amidoxime, which doesn\u0026rsquo;t hold onto the CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E or H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES as tightly as an amine would, allowing the membrane to both catch and release the impurities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKoros\u0026rsquo; collaborator, Professor Ingo Pinnau at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, had already found the amidoxime-functionalized (AO) PIM worked well for removing CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E and believed it might work well for H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES. So he sent samples to Koros who tested it in his lab at Georgia Tech, finding that the AO-PIM exceeded their expectations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We thought it would be good, but not as good as it turned out to be,\u0026rdquo; Koros says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis team found that the AO-PIM membrane provided outstanding separation performance of sour gas streams under challenging feed pressures up to 77 bar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese membranes could ultimately eliminate the need for thermal energy in the sour gas separation process. But big membranes areas would be required for large-scale separations, so future research would be needed to efficiently scale up the process in terms of space requirements, the researchers note.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne challenge they found relates to aging of the membranes. If they are stored for significant periods while not in use, they can lose some productivity due to settling of the glassy structure. But that loss doesn\u0026rsquo;t happen while the membranes are in active use, and even if aged, productivity can be restored by immersing them in methanol to swell them back to their original state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To continue to expand the impact of this technology, higher separation efficiency (selectivity) and higher productivity (permeability) as well as stable performance of membranes under realistic conditions are needed,\u0026rdquo; the researchers write.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Given the global quest for clean energy and sustainable development, the synthesis of such novel gas separation membranes with superior performance opens the door to enormous opportunities for natural gas purification, biogas upgrading, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Koros and Pinnau, authors of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/5\/5\/eaaw5459\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E include Shouliang Yi, Bader Ghanem, and Yang Liu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECurrently natural gas wells with high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES) can\u0026rsquo;t be easily accessed because H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003ES is highly toxic and flammable. 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The ACS Bridge Program supports this national effort by assisting chemical science departments in creating a \u0026ldquo;bridge\u0026rdquo; for these students to earn their doctorates in chemistry or chemical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;ACS Bridge Sites and Partnership Departments will help amplify the call for action to diversify the chemical sciences,\u0026rdquo; says ACS Bridge Program Director Joerg Schlatterer. \u0026ldquo;Our Society is proud of its stellar cadre of participating institutions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will receive funding from ACS to establish its Bridge Program, which will enroll at least two Bridge fellows annually who will earn a thesis MS in chemical engineering while receiving extensive support, mentoring, and training to prepare for success in a PhD program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is excited to partner with the ACS Bridge Program,\u0026rdquo; says Carson Meredith, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering who is the Bridge project leader. \u0026ldquo;We believe we must be intentional to ensure that the next generation of PhDs in the chemical sciences includes representation of the diverse population in the U.S. The Bridge program structure will be adaptable to the individual student\u0026rsquo;s needs and will involve mentoring by students and other faculty engineered to ensure success.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2016, about 12 percent of 10,000 BS degrees in chemical engineering went to underrepresented minority (URM) students. Only a fraction of these students entered a PhD program in the chemical sciences \u0026ndash; far fewer than their representation relative to other groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the past five years, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s ChBE PhD Program has enrolled about 10 percent URM students, more than the national average of 7 percent in science and engineering. However, the rate of which URM students leave PhD programs without earning a degree is higher than that of the general population.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;As a public institution located in Atlanta, we are a leader in educating students from underrepresented groups,\u0026rdquo; says Martha Grover, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering who is the Bridge project co-leader. \u0026ldquo;However, the best is still not very good. The numbers are too small, and we are committed to doing more. The infrastructure and financial support provided by ACS Bridge will catalyze this new program.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the two inaugural ACS Bridge Sites, partner institutions include the chemical engineering department at the University of Arkansas as well as the chemistry departments at The Ohio State University, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Indiana University. These departments will also enroll students who have submitted their graduate school application to the ACS Bridge Program and will provide a supportive, bridge-like environment for students from underrepresented groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of these six partnering institutions will work closely with ACS to ensure that the values of diversity, inclusion, and mentoring are being met. The American Chemical Society Bridge Project is supported by NSF-1834545. To learn more about the ACS Bridge Program, visit the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/students\/graduate\/bridge-project\/about-bridge-program.html\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bridge@acs.org\u0022\u003Ebridge@acs.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe American Chemical Society, the world\u0026rsquo;s largest scientific society, is a not-for-profit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. ACS does not conduct research, but publishes and publicizes peer-reviewed scientific studies. 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But those two years gave her a chance to test things, explore, and \u0026mdash; as she puts it \u0026mdash; play.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/age-empowerment-meet-hang-lu\u0022\u003ERead the full story\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEven before Hang Lu found her career focus, she knew she wanted to do something different.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Even before Hang Lu found her career focus, she knew she wanted to do something different."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2019-01-04 16:03:18","changed_gmt":"2019-01-04 16:03:18","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615905":{"id":"615905","type":"image","title":"An Age of Empowerment: Meet Hang Lu","body":null,"created":"1546617696","gmt_created":"2019-01-04 16:01:36","changed":"1546617696","gmt_changed":"2019-01-04 16:01:36","alt":"Hang Lu, Love Family Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomoluecular Engineering","file":{"fid":"234450","name":"N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":770497,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/N18C10302-P76-002_web.jpg?itok=OfLAlOoQ"}}},"media_ids":["615905"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/age-empowerment-meet-hang-lu","title":"Read the Full Story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"615459":{"#nid":"615459","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Commencement: Meet Eli Whisnant","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEli Whisnant always wanted to attend Georgia Tech. Whisnant started college as a physics major at Agnes Scott College, but at Tech found a path that led to chemical and biomolecular engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd, though nervous about the challenges Tech might pose faced, Whisnant hit a stride during the first semester here, finishing with honors. Whisnant earned a bachelor\u0026#39;s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering this weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to chemical engineering, Whisnant found the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERobert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking\u003C\/a\u003E along the way. There, Whisnant helped set up exhibits and host guests at the museum affiliated with Tech\u0026rsquo;s Renewable Bioproducts Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhisnant also found a creative outlet through Tech\u0026rsquo;s chorale choir.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The technical part of people and the artistic part of people \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;it\u0026rsquo;s very important to nurture both of them,\u0026rdquo; Whisnant said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a relief to spend time with other people and make music.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhisnant started college as a physics major at Agnes Scott College, but at Tech found a path that led to chemical and biomolecular engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" Whisnant started college as a physics major at Agnes Scott College, but at Tech found a path that led to chemical and biomolecular engineering."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2018-12-17 14:52:04","changed_gmt":"2018-12-17 21:36:00","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"615451":{"id":"615451","type":"image","title":"Eli Whisnant","body":null,"created":"1544822813","gmt_created":"2018-12-14 21:26:53","changed":"1544822813","gmt_changed":"2018-12-14 21:26:53","alt":"Eli Whisnant","file":{"fid":"234350","name":"Screen Shot 2018-12-14 at 4.26.28 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-12-14%20at%204.26.28%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-12-14%20at%204.26.28%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1003266,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202018-12-14%20at%204.26.28%20PM.png?itok=WThpsjDj"}}},"media_ids":["615451"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:snorris@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Norris\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"601246":{"#nid":"601246","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ChBE Seminar Series - Julie Dshemuchadse","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the College of Computing Building (Room 016) at 3 p.m. Refreshments are served at 2:30 p.m. outside Room 016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E----------------------------------------\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJulie Dshemuchadse\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Computing (Room 016)"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2018-01-23 22:20:25","changed_gmt":"2018-01-24 16:02:34","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-02-07T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2018-02-07T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-02-07T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-02-07 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-02-07 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-02-07 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6640","name":"ChBE Seminar Series"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"601240":{"#nid":"601240","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Ng Wins Award from Dreyfus Foundation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENga Lee \u0026ldquo;Sally\u0026rdquo; 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Trung Nguyen","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUnless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the College of Computing Building (Room 016) at 3 p.m. Refreshments are served at 2:30 p.m. outside Room 016.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E----------------------------------------\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Trung Nguyen, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026ldquo;Predictive Design of Bio-inspired Nanomaterials: Nanoscale Modeling Meets High-performance Computing\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EABSTRACT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENanomaterials and devices that resemble biological matter in their ability to reconfigure and adapt on demand have captured increasingly growing interest in a wide range of applications including, but not limited to, biological catalysis, drug delivery, bio-sensing and energy storage and conversion. Bottom-up approaches such as self- and directed-assembly are among the most promising techniques for engineering the underlying nanostructure of this exciting class of materials and devices. The fundamental challenges to these techniques are 1) to design assembling nano building blocks such as block copolymers, nanoparticles and colloids, 2) to tailor their effective interactions and 3) to find efficient assembly pathways. In this talk, I will demonstrate how computational studies supported by high performance computing have helped address these challenges. Specifically, I will discuss the design rules for several hierarchically assembled structures including terminal supraparticles, helical ribbons and columnar morphologies. I will describe unconventional approaches for assembling bio-mimicking and reconfigurable nanostructures such as interaction switching and shape shifting. Also presented are the tools and methods I have been developing to improve the efficiency of the computational studies of interest, ranging from GPU acceleration to enhanced sampling methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBIO\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Trung D. Nguyen obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2011 under Sharon C. Glotzer. His doctoral thesis is entitled \u0026quot;Computer-aided design of nanostructures from self- and directed-assembly of soft matter building blocks\u0026quot;. During 2011-2014, he served as a postdoctoral research associate at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he investigated interfacial effects and phase transitions in confined systems using large-scale simulations and developed massively parallel Molecular Dynamics codes for the Titan supercomputer. 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If additional research supports early test results, the process might be used to attack microbial contamination on implantable medical devices and on food processing equipment made with the metal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the specific mechanism by which the nanotextured material kills bacteria requires further study, the researchers believe tiny spikes and other nano-protrusions created on the surface puncture bacterial membranes to kill the bugs. The surface structures don\u0026rsquo;t appear to have a similar effect on mammalian cells, which are an order of magnitude larger than the bacteria.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the anti-bacterial effects, the nano-texturing also appears to improve corrosion resistance. The research was reported December 12 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EACS Biomaterials Science \u0026amp; Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This surface treatment has potentially broad-ranging implications because stainless steel is so widely used and so many of the applications could benefit,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/julie-champion\u0022\u003EJulie Champion\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. \u0026ldquo;A lot of the antimicrobial approaches currently being used add some sort of surface film, which can wear off. Because we are actually modifying the steel itself, that should be a permanent change to the material.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChampion and her Georgia Tech collaborators found that the surface modification killed both Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, testing it on \u003Cem\u003EEscherichia coli\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EStaphylococcus aureus\u003C\/em\u003E. But the modification did not appear to be toxic to mouse cells \u0026ndash; an important issue because cells must adhere to medical implants as part of their incorporation into the body.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research began with a goal of creating a super-hydrophobic surface on the stainless steel in an effort to repel liquids \u0026ndash; and with them, bacteria. But it soon became clear that creating such a surface would require the use of a chemical coating, which the researchers didn\u0026rsquo;t want to do. Postdoctoral Fellows Yeongseon Jang and Won Tae Choi then proposed an alternative idea of using a nanotextured surface on stainless steel to control bacterial adhesion, and they initiated a collaboration to demonstrate this effect.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team experimented with varying levels of voltage and current flow in a standard electrochemical process. Typically, electrochemical processes are used to polish stainless steel, but Champion and collaborator \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/dennis-w-hess\u0022\u003EDennis Hess\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; a professor and Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. Chair in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering \u0026ndash; used the technique to roughen the surface at the nanometer scale.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Under the right conditions, you can create a nanotexture on the grain surface structure,\u0026rdquo; Hess explained. \u0026ldquo;This texturing process increases the surface segregation of chromium and molybdenum and thus enhances corrosion resistance, which is what differentiates stainless steel from conventional steel.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMicroscopic examination showed protrusions 20 to 25 nanometers above the surface. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like a mountain range with both sharp peaks and valleys,\u0026rdquo; said Champion. \u0026ldquo;We think the bacteria-killing effect is related to the size scale of these features, allowing them to interact with the membranes of the bacterial cells.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers were surprised that the treated surface killed bacteria. And because the process appears to rely on a biophysical rather than chemical process, the bugs shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be able to develop resistance to it, she added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA second major potential application for the surface modification technique is food processing equipment. There, the surface treatment should prevent bacteria from adhering, enhancing existing sterilization techniques.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used samples of a common stainless alloy known as 316L, treating the surface with an electrochemical process in which current was applied to the metal surfaces while they were submerged in a nitric acid etching solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EApplication of the current moves electrons from the metal surface into the electrolyte, altering the surface texture and concentrating the chromium and molybdenum content. The specific voltages and current densities control the type of surface features produced and their size scale, said Hess, who worked with Choi \u0026ndash; then a Ph.D. student \u0026ndash; and Associate Professor Victor Breedveld in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Professor Preet Singh in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, to design the nanotexturing process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo more fully assess the antibacterial effects, Jang engaged the expertise of Andr\u0026eacute;s Garc\u0026iacute;a, a Regents\u0026rsquo; Professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and Graduate Student Christopher Johnson. In their experiments, they allowed bacterial samples to grow on treated and untreated stainless steel samples for periods of up to 48 hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of that time, the treated metal had significantly fewer bacteria on it. That observation was confirmed by removing the bacteria into a solution, then placing the solution onto agar plates. The plates receiving solution from the untreated stainless steel showed much larger bacterial growth. Additional testing confirmed that many of the bacteria on the treated surfaces were dead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMouse fibroblast cells, however, did not seem to be bothered by the surface. \u0026ldquo;The mammalian cells seemed to be quite healthy,\u0026rdquo; said Champion. \u0026ldquo;Their ability to proliferate and cover the entire surface of the sample suggested they were fine with the surface modification.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the future, the researchers plan to conduct long-term studies to make sure the mammalian cells remain healthy. 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In at least one area of materials chemistry, the answer may be yes \u0026mdash; but only 80 percent of the time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe replicability of results from scientific studies has become a major source of concern in the research community, particularly in the social sciences and biomedical sciences. But many researchers in the fields of engineering and the hard sciences haven\u0026rsquo;t felt the same level of concern for independent validation of their results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA new study that compared the results reported in thousands of papers published about the properties of metal organic framework (MOF) materials \u0026ndash; which are prominent candidates for carbon dioxide adsorption and other separations \u0026ndash; suggests the replicability problem should be a concern for materials researchers, too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne in five studies of MOF materials examined by researchers at the Georgia Institute of\u0026nbsp;Technology\u0026nbsp;were judged to be \u0026ldquo;outliers,\u0026rdquo; with results far beyond the error bars normally used to evaluate study results. The thousands of research papers yielded just nine MOF compounds for which four or more independent studies allowed appropriate comparison of results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At a fundamental level, I think people in materials chemistry feel that things are reproducible and that they can count on the results of a single study,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/david-s-sholl\u0022 style=\u0022color: rgb(0, 79, 159); text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box;\u0022\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor and John F. Brock III School Chair in the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 style=\u0022color: rgb(0, 79, 159); text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box;\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;But what we found is that if you pull out any experiment at random, there\u0026rsquo;s a one in five chance that the results are completely wrong \u0026ndash; not just slightly off, but not even close.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhether the results can be more broadly applied to other areas of materials science awaits additional studies, Sholl said. The results of the study, which was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, were published November 28 in the ACS journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EChemistry of Materials.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESholl chose MOFs because they\u0026rsquo;re an area of interest to his lab \u0026ndash; he develops models for the materials \u0026ndash; and because the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) had already assembled a database summarizing the properties of MOFs. Co-authors Jongwoo Park and Joshua Howe used meta-analysis techniques to compare the results of single-component adsorption isotherm testing \u0026ndash; how much CO2 can be removed at room temperature.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat measurement is straightforward and there are commercial instruments available for doing the tests. \u0026ldquo;People in the community would consider this to be an almost foolproof experiment,\u0026rdquo; said Sholl, who is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Energy Sustainability.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers considered the results definitive when they had four or more studies of a given MOF at comparable conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe implications for errors in materials science may be less than in other research fields. But companies could use the results of a just one or two studies to choose a material that appear to be more efficient, and in other cases, researchers unable to replicate an experiment may simply move on to another material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The net result is non-optimal use of resources at the very least,\u0026rdquo; Sholl said. \u0026ldquo;And any report using one experiment to conclude a material is 15 or 20 percent better than another material should be viewed with great skepticism, as we cannot be very precise on these measurements in most cases.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhy the variability in results? Some MOFs can be finicky, quickly absorbing moisture that affect adsorption, for instance. The one-in-five \u0026ldquo;outliers\u0026rdquo; may be a result of materials contamination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the materials we studied is relatively simple to make, but it\u0026rsquo;s unstable in an ambient atmosphere,\u0026rdquo; Sholl explained. \u0026ldquo;Exactly what you do between making it in the lab and testing it will affect the properties you measure. That could\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022pxInta\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/599931\/one-five-materials-chemistry-papers-may-be-wrong-study-suggests#\u0022 id=\u0022PXLINK_1_0_1\u0022 style=\u0022border-width: 0px 0px 1px !important; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: underline !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; display: inline !important; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent !important;\u0022\u003Eaccount\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for some of what we saw, and if a material is that sensitive, we know it\u0026rsquo;s going to be a problem in practical use.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther factors that may prevent replication include details that were inadvertently left out of a methods description \u0026ndash; or that the original scientists didn\u0026rsquo;t realize were\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022pxInta\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/599931\/one-five-materials-chemistry-papers-may-be-wrong-study-suggests#\u0022 id=\u0022PXLINK_0_0_0\u0022 style=\u0022border-width: 0px 0px 1px !important; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important; font-size: inherit !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: underline !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; display: inline !important; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent !important;\u0022\u003Erelevant\u003C\/a\u003E. That could be as simple as the precise atmosphere in which the material is maintained, or the materials used in the apparatus producing the MOFs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESholl hopes the paper will lead to more replication of experiments so scientists and engineers can know if their results really are significant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As a result of this, I think my group will look at all reported data in a more nuanced way, not necessarily suspecting it is wrong, but thinking about how reliable that data might be,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Instead of thinking about data as a number, we need to always think about it as a number plus a range.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESholl suggests that more reporting of second, third or fourth efforts to replicate an experiment would help raise the confidence of data on MOF materials properties. The scientific publishing system doesn\u0026rsquo;t currently provide much incentive for reporting validation, though Sholl hopes that will change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe also feels the issue needs to be discussed within all parts of the scientific community, though he admits that can lead to \u0026ldquo;uncomfortable\u0026rdquo; conversations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have presented this study a few times at conferences, and people can get pretty defensive about it,\u0026rdquo; Sholl said. \u0026ldquo;Everybody in the field knows everybody else, so it\u0026rsquo;s always easier to just not bring up this issue.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd, of course, Sholl would like to see others replicate the work he and his research team did. \u0026ldquo;It will be interesting to see if this one-in-five number holds up for other types of experiments and materials,\u0026rdquo; he added. \u0026ldquo;There are other certainly other areas of materials chemistry where this kind of comparison could be done.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through grant DE-FE0026433 and by the Center for Understanding and Control of Acid Gas-Induced Evolution of Materials for Energy (UNCAGE-ME), an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences under Award #DE-SC0012577. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of sponsors.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECan companies rely on the results of one or two scientific studies to design a new industrial process or launch a new product? 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Only Highly Cited Papers in science and social sciences journals indexed in the \u003Cem\u003EWeb of Science Core Collection\u003C\/em\u003E during the 11-year period 2005-2015 were surveyed. Highly Cited Papers are defined as those that rank in the top 1 percent by citations for field and publication year in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/clarivate.com\/product\/scientific-and-academic-research\/research-discovery\/web-of-science\/?utm_source=highlycited\u0022\u003EWeb of Science\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg, an associate professor, studies aerosol chemistry, air quality, and health effects. Her research focuses on both laboratory experiments and field measurements to understand the formation and evolution of atmospheric nanoparticles (aerosols).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EXia, a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (who holds a joint appointment in ChBE), holds the Brock Family Chair and is a GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine. 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In this Q\u0026amp;A feature, we spotlight research by Love Family Professor Chris Jones on the extraction of CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E from ambient air, which has been widely cited in other studies recent years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2010, Jones co-authored the paper \u0026ldquo;Application of Amine-Tethered Solid Sorbents for Direct CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E Capture from Ambient Air\u0026rdquo; in the journal \u003Cem\u003EEnvironmental Science \u0026amp; Technology\u003C\/em\u003E. Since that time, this study has amassed nearly 200 citations in other journal articles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJones is at the forefront of a field involving direct air capture (DAC) of CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E. The technology involves air-capture machines that can be installed anywhere to soak up the carbon dioxide emissions from not only power plants, but also such sources such as automobiles, airplanes, ships, homes, and farms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the 2010 study, Jones and his collaborators showed that amine-based air capture processes have the potential to be an effective approach to extracting CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E from the ambient air. They noted that direct CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E capture from ambient air offers the potential to be a truly carbon negative technology instead of just slowing the impact of CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E buildup on climate change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ\u0026amp;A\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow has the direct air capture of CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E evolved since that publication of this paper?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince this first paper, which describes work we initially disclosed at the Fall 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, the field of DAC using solid adsorbent materials has grown tremendously.\u0026nbsp;Two main chemical approaches to DAC include adsorption using solid materials that selectively bind CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E, or liquid solutions that similarly react with CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E in preference over the other components in air.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIs this technology actively in use?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! It is very exciting that Swiss researchers and business leaders at Climeworks have developed the first commercial DAC plant. Other companies have developed competing technologies, including Carbon Engineering in Canada, and Global Thermostat, here in the United States.\u0026nbsp;The Global Thermostat technology, which is based in part on our research at Georgia Tech, offers many significant advantages over other approaches.\u0026nbsp; We continue to work closely with Global Thermostat, as they have built their initial R\u0026amp;D laboratory in Atlanta to be close to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow much capacity could it have to slow climate change?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf widely deployed, it could not only slow climate change, but in principle, actively reverse some aspects of climate change. Currently, a National Academies panel is evaluating the array of options available for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, including DAC, and will report on the potential of the various approaches in 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhy do you think this paper has been cited so frequently?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are a few key reasons.\u0026nbsp;It is one of the earliest papers describing the use of amine adsorbents for DAC, while discussing the potential impact on climate change.\u0026nbsp; It addresses a topic, limiting or reversing climate change, that is widely recognized as one of grand challenges of our time.\u0026nbsp;And it appears in a widely read and respected American Chemical Society journal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDo you continue to research this technology? What is some related research you\u0026rsquo;ve published?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, we continue to work on materials and processes for DAC.\u0026nbsp;For example, we are investigating improved materials for CO2 extraction from air (W Chaikittisilp, R Khunsupat, TT Chen, CW Jones, \u003Cem\u003EIndustrial \u0026amp; Engineering Chemistry Research \u003C\/em\u003E2011, 50 (24), 14203-14210) and \u0026nbsp;we seek to understand the molecular basis for efficient adsorbent-CO2 binding (SA Didas, MA Sakwa-Novak, GS Foo, C Sievers, CW Jones, \u003Cem\u003EThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters \u003C\/em\u003E2014, 5 (23), 4194-4200; MA Alkhabbaz, P Bollini, GS Foo, C Sievers, CW Jones, \u003Cem\u003EJournal of the American Chemical Society \u003C\/em\u003E2014, 136 (38), 13170-13173),\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have published a retrospective account of our development of DAC materials and processes (SA Didas, S Choi, W Chaikittisilp, CW Jones, \u003Cem\u003EAccounts of Chemical Research \u003C\/em\u003E2015, 48 (10), 2680-2687), as well as detailed review of the current state of DAC (ES Sanz-P\u0026eacute;rez, CR Murdock, SA Didas, CW Jones, \u003Cem\u003EChemical Reviews \u003C\/em\u003E2016, 116 (19), 11840-11876).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m most excited that many of my colleagues at Georgia Tech are now working on DAC, with Professors Ryan Lively, David Sholl, Krista Walton, and Matthew Realff working on materials and processes related to this technology, both in collaboration with me and independently.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is a wonderful place to work on technological grand challenges, and the UNCAGE ME EFRC, sponsored by the Department of Energy, has provided the resources for us to work together on such problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering is known for the far-reaching impact of the research conducted by our faculty. 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We find that Earth\u0026#39;s changing near-surface mineralogy reflects the co-evolving geosphere and biosphere in a variety of surprising ways that touch on life\u0026#39;s origins. Recent research adds two important insights to this discussion. First, chance versus necessity is an inherently false dichotomy when considering the possibility of life on other worlds\u0026mdash;a range of probabilities exists for many natural events. Second, given the astonishing combinatorial chemical richness of early Earth, chemical events that are extremely rare may, nevertheless, be deterministic on time scales of a billion years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERobert M. Hazen, Senior Staff Scientist at the Carnegie Institution\u0026rsquo;s Geophysical Laboratory and Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Sciences at George Mason University, received the B.S. and S.M. in geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. at Harvard University in earth science. He is author of 400 scientific articles and 25 books, including \u003Cem\u003EGenesis: The Scientific Quest for Life\u0026rsquo;s Origin\u003C\/em\u003E (National Academy Press, 2005) and \u003Cem\u003EThe Story of Earth\u003C\/em\u003E (Viking-Penguin, 2012). A former President of the Mineralogical Society of America and winner of awards for research, science communications, and teaching, Hazen\u0026rsquo;s recent research focuses on the varied roles of minerals in the origin of life, the co-evolution of the geo- and biospheres, the development of complex systems, and the application of \u0026ldquo;big data\u0026rdquo; to understanding mineral diversity and distribution. He is active in national science education policy; with coauthor James Trefil he contributed to the \u003Cem\u003ENational Science Education Standards\u003C\/em\u003E and wrote the best-selling \u003Cem\u003EScience Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy\u003C\/em\u003E (Doubleday, 1991) and \u003Cem\u003EThe Sciences: An Integrated Approach\u003C\/em\u003E (Wiley, 1995). He is also Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the Deep Carbon Observatory, a 10-year project to study the chemical and biological roles of carbon in Earth\u0026rsquo;s interior, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Carnegie Institution. Hazen is active in presenting science to nonscientists through writing, radio, TV, public lectures, and video courses. In 2016 Hazen retired after a 40-year career as a professional symphonic trumpeter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"College of Computing (Room 016)"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2017-08-21 21:09:03","changed_gmt":"2017-11-27 20:23:14","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-11-29T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-11-29T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-11-29T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-11-29 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-11-29 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-11-29 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6640","name":"ChBE Seminar Series"},{"id":"138121","name":"chemical engineering. 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The competition is a perfect opportunity for me to combine two things that I am passionate about:\u0026nbsp;my research and dance.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPolio is a highly contagious disease that can cause lifelong disability. It primarily affects children and is still endemic to three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As part of the polio elimination strategy, my Ph.D. thesis involves optimization of formulations to develop a polio vaccine microneedle patch that is\u0026nbsp;safe and\u0026nbsp;stable. We are creating something that doesn\u0026rsquo;t need to be refrigerated, dissolves quickly upon administration and doesn\u0026rsquo;t leave behind dangerous, sharp needles.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe six-and-a-half-minute dance is based on a simple concept: no children should be dancing only in their dreams. It begins with two kids happily playing and dancing, only to be later attacked and paralyzed by polio. The remainder of the performance explains the research and concludes with vaccinated children fighting off the disease.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I dream of a polio-free world,\u0026rdquo; Kolluru said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKolluru is in Mark Prausnitz\u0026rsquo;s lab in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The group garnered headlines around the world earlier this year after a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2017\/06\/26\/microneedle-patches-flu-vaccination-successful-first-human-clinical-trial\u0022\u003Ephase I clinical trial, conducted by Emory University and Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, tested a flu vaccination using Band-Aid-like microneedle patches.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2017\/10\/finalists-are-pick-your-winner-year-s-dance-your-phd?utm_source=general_public\u0026amp;utm_medium=youtube\u0026amp;utm_campaign=dance-phd-2017-15968\u0022\u003EThe public can vote until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 30\u003C\/a\u003E. A panel of scientists will judge the entries on their artistic and scientific merits. 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on March 20, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/funding-and-awards\/awards\/national\/recipients\/2018-national-award-recipients.html\u0022\u003Eaward winners\u003C\/a\u003E were announced in the August 21 issue of \u003Cem\u003EChemical \u0026amp; Engineering News\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith nearly 157,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world\u0026rsquo;s largest scientific society and one of the world\u0026rsquo;s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemistry enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Reichmanis is winner in the ACS Chemistry of Materials category."}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2017-08-31 21:52:15","changed_gmt":"2017-08-31 21:52:36","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"215651":{"id":"215651","type":"image","title":"Elsa Reichmanis","body":null,"created":"1449180114","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:01:54","changed":"1475894879","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:59","alt":"Elsa Reichmanis","file":{"fid":"197105","name":"reichmanis2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/reichmanis2_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/reichmanis2_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3490326,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/reichmanis2_1.jpg?itok=59yOXvoh"}}},"media_ids":["215651"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"87961","name":"Elsa Reichmanis"},{"id":"172263","name":"Georgia Tech School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"18301","name":"ACS award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"595395":{"#nid":"595395","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Letter from the Incoming Dean of the College of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;following message is from Dr. Steven McLaughlin, incoming dean for the Georgia Tech College of Engineering. Dr. McLaughlin has served as the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 2012 and will become the College\u0026rsquo;s dean, effective September 15, 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDear Faculty, Staff and Students:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat makes each of us unique goes far beyond an acknowledgement \u0026mdash; we should strive every day to appreciate it and value it.\u0026nbsp;I think this is a good note on which to start a new semester (and for some of us, a first semester!).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDiversity is a hallmark of our College. The differences in our students, staff and faculty transcend what can be seen on the surface. We are a community of people with widely varying influences, perspectives and values. As we embrace those differences in each other, our view of the world opens to even more possibilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd what could be more important to a College of Engineering? Our lifeblood is the pursuit of new knowledge, new technologies and new solutions to improve the human condition. Appreciation and acceptance of our differences makes our pursuit even more productive and rewarding. We never know where the next great invention or idea will come from. But we do know it\u0026rsquo;s most likely to emerge when people of different backgrounds and experiences work together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs I begin the journey as your new dean, I look forward to meeting and learning more about you in the months ahead. For now, I wish each of you great success in the fall semester!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven W. McLaughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIncoming Dean of the College of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;following message is from Dr. Steven McLaughlin, incoming dean for the Georgia Tech College of Engineering. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The\u00a0following message is from Dr. Steven McLaughlin, incoming dean for the Georgia Tech College of Engineering. 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With these awards, NSF is building a foundation for the next generation of research into the brain.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELu and Hobert, whose project is one of 17 to receive a NeuroNex award, have been awarded $739,277 for three years, starting September 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENeuroNex is part of NSF\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/special_reports\/brain\/\u0022\u003EUnderstanding the Brain\u003C\/a\u003E program, which is the avenue through which the foundation participates in the national Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.braininitiative.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003EBRAIN\u003C\/a\u003E) initiative, an ambitious alliance formed by the Obama Administration, bringing together federal agencies and other partners to enhance our understanding of the brain.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Petit Institute researcher contributing to ambitious BRAIN Initiative"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPetit Institute researcher contributing to ambitious BRAIN Initiative\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Petit Institute researcher contributing to ambitious BRAIN Initiative"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2017-08-31 20:44:40","changed_gmt":"2017-08-31 20:46:55","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"584223":{"id":"584223","type":"image","title":"Hang Lu C. elegans chip","body":null,"created":"1479912939","gmt_created":"2016-11-23 14:55:39","changed":"1479913883","gmt_changed":"2016-11-23 15:11:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222735","name":"Lu.worm_.chips_.smallfile.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lu.worm_.chips_.smallfile.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lu.worm_.chips_.smallfile.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":337537,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Lu.worm_.chips_.smallfile.jpg?itok=0hSJtVCx"}}},"media_ids":["584223"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"111361","name":"BRAIN initiative"},{"id":"1304","name":"neuroscience"},{"id":"175227","name":"Understanding the Brain"},{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["Jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"530571":{"#nid":"530571","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers List \u201cSeven Chemical Separations to Change the World\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThermally-based industrial chemical separation processes such as distillation now account for 10 to 15 percent of the world\u0026rsquo;s annual energy use. Slaking the global thirst for energy could therefore get a substantial boost from improved technologies for producing fuels, plastics, food and other products with reduced inputs of energy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a comment article published April 26 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E, two researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggest seven energy-intensive separation processes they believe should be the top targets for research into low-energy purification technologies. Beyond cutting energy use, improved techniques for separating chemicals from mixtures would also reduce pollution, cut carbon dioxide emissions \u0026ndash; and open up new ways to obtain critical resources the world needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnologies applicable to those separation processes are at varying stages of development, the authors note. These alternative processes are now under-developed or expensive to scale up, and making them feasible for large-scale use could require a significant investment in research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to highlight how much of the world\u0026rsquo;s energy is used for chemical separations and point to some areas where large advances could potentially be made by expanding research in these areas,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sholl\u0022\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the article\u0026rsquo;s authors and chair of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;These processes are largely invisible to most people, but there are large potential rewards \u0026ndash; to both energy and the environment \u0026ndash; for developing improved separation processes in these areas.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the United States, substituting non-thermal approaches for purifying chemicals could reduce energy costs by $4 billion per year in the petroleum, chemical and paper manufacturing sectors alone. There\u0026rsquo;s also a potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 100 million tons per year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Chemical separations account for about half of all U.S. industrial energy use,\u0026rdquo; noted\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/lively\u0022\u003ERyan Lively\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and the article\u0026rsquo;s second author. \u0026ldquo;Developing alternatives that don\u0026rsquo;t use heat could dramatically improve the efficiency of 80 percent of the separation processes that we now use.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDubbed the \u0026ldquo;seven chemical separations to change the world,\u0026rdquo; the list is not intended to be exhaustive, but includes:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHydrocarbons from crude oil\u003C\/strong\u003E. Hydrocarbons from crude oil are the main ingredients for making fuels, plastics and polymers \u0026ndash; keys to the world\u0026rsquo;s consumer economy. Each day, the article notes, refineries around the world process around 90 million barrels of crude oil, mostly using atmospheric distillation processes that consume about 230 gigawatts of energy per year, the equivalent of the total 2014 energy consumption of the United Kingdom. Distillation involves heating the oil and then capturing different compounds as they evaporate at different boiling points. Finding alternatives is difficult because oil is complex chemically and must be maintained at high temperatures to keep the thick crude flowing.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUranium from sea water\u003C\/strong\u003E. Nuclear power could provide additional electricity without boosting carbon emissions, but the world\u0026rsquo;s uranium fuel reserves are limited. However, more than four billion tons of the element exist in ocean water. Separating uranium from ocean water is complicated by the presence of metals such as vanadium and cobalt that are captured along with uranium in existing technologies. Processes to obtain uranium from sea water have been demonstrated on small scales, but those would have to be scaled up before they can make a substantial contribution to the expansion of nuclear power.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlkenes from alkanes\u003C\/strong\u003E. Production of certain plastics requires alkenes \u0026ndash; hydrocarbons such as ethane and propene, whose total annual production exceeds 200 million tons. The separation of ethene from ethane, for instance, typically requires high-pressure cryogenic distillation at low temperatures. Hybrid separation techniques that use a combination of membranes and distillation could reduce energy use by a factor of two or three, but large volumes of membrane materials \u0026ndash; up to one million square meters at a single chemical plant \u0026ndash; could be required for scale-up.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGreenhouse gases from dilute emissions\u003C\/strong\u003E. Emission of carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons such as methane contribute to global climate change. Removing these compounds from dilute sources such as power plant emissions can be done using liquid amine materials, but removing the carbon dioxide from that material requires heat. Less costly methods for removing carbon dioxide are needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERare earth metals from ores\u003C\/strong\u003E. Rare earth elements are used in magnets, catalysts and high-efficiency lighting. Though these materials are not really rare, obtaining them is difficult because they exist in trace quantities that must be separated from ores using complex mechanical and chemical processes.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenzene derivatives from each other\u003C\/strong\u003E. Benzene and its derivatives are essential to production of many polymers, plastics, fibers, solvents and fuel additives. These molecules are now separated using distillation columns with combined annual energy usage of about 50 gigawatts. Advances in membranes or sorbents could significantly reduce this energy investment.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETrace contaminants from water\u003C\/strong\u003E. Desalination is already critical to meeting the need for fresh water in some parts of the world, but the process is both energy and capital intensive, regardless of whether membrane or distillation processes are used. 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Antibody responses generated by the vaccine, as measured through analysis of blood samples, were similar in the groups vaccinated using patches and those receiving intramuscular injection, and these immune responses were still present after six months. More than 70 percent of patch recipients reported they would prefer patch vaccination over injection or intranasal vaccination for future vaccinations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENo significant difference was seen between the doses of vaccine delivered by the health care workers and the volunteers who self-administered the patches, showing that participants were able to correctly self-administer the patch. After vaccination, imaging of the used patches found that the microneedles had dissolved in the skin, suggesting that the used patches could be safely discarded as non-sharps waste. 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Compans; and Georgia Tech researchers Sebastien Henry, Devin V. McAllister, Haripriya Kalluri, and Winston Pewin.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health (U01 EB012495). One of the researchers received support through a training grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32 AI074492). The Georgia Research Alliance provided instrumentation support. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsoring agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPrausnitz has co-founded a company called Micron Biomedical that is licensing patents related to this study. 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This talk will describe approaches used in our research group to understand the governing principles guiding the reaction chemistry, as well as strategies to tailor the surface chemistry of materials through control of morphology, stoichiometry, and surface structure at the nano- and atomic-scale in order to overcome performance barriers in catalyzing these reactions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2013-07-30 13:59:43","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:24:01","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-11-13T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2013-11-13T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-11-13T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-11-13 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-11-13 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-11-13 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/seminars","title":"ChBE Seminar Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/jaramillogroup.stanford.edu\/","title":"Jaramillo\u0027s Research Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChBE Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E (404) 894-1838\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:events@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eevents@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"225471":{"#nid":"225471","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ChBE Seminar Series\u2013Dr. Lynn Loo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to its annual lectures, ChBE hosts a weekly seminar throughout the year with invited lecturers who are prominent in their fields. Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the Molecular Science and Engineering Building (\u0022M\u0022 Building) in G011 (Cherry Logan Emerson Lecture Theater) at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in the Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E______________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolymer Solar Cell, Deconstructed\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe have successfully constructed polymer solar cells having bulk-heterojunction as well as bilayer structures by soft-contact lamination. This process entails fabricating and processing functional components individually; these separate components are then brought together in a final step to complete the devices. Physical contact occurs non-destructively at room temperature and ambient pressures so this process is particularly suitable for manipulating chemically and mechanically fragile organics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the construction of inverted polymer solar cells having bulk-heterojunction structures, this process involves a substrate that supports the bottom electrode and the active layer of the polymer solar cells as well as an elastomeric substrate that supports the top electrodes. Lamination of the top substrate against the bottom substrate establishes electrical contact. Given the modularity of this process, the top electrodes can be readily removed after post-deposition processing and device testing so the active layer can be characterized. This interface is otherwise inaccessible in devices that are fabricated by conventional bottom-up approaches. Grazing-incidence x-ray diffraction carried out on the once-buried interface of inverted polymer solar cells of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) indicates that PCBM crystallinity, as opposed to P3HT crystallinity, increases significantly when the devices are annealed at higher temperatures. Quantification of two-dimensional x-ray patterns indicate PCBM readily adopts the triclinic crystal structure, with the (302) planes of the crystals preferentially oriented parallel to the substrate. This enhancement in PCBM crystallinity and its preferential orientation correlates positively with the measured short circuit current densities during device testing. We also find soft-contact lamination to be extremely robust; replacing the existing gold top electrodes with fresh gold electrodes results in quantitatively similar device characteristics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the same vein, we have demonstrated the successful construction of bilayer polymer solar cells by laminating thin films of polymer electron donors against those of electron acceptors.\u0026nbsp; The fabrication of bilayer polymer solar cells by conventional bottom-up approaches is challenging as it necessitates one organic semiconductor to be deposited directly on top of another. As such, organics having comparable solubilities cannot be employed in a single cell because the solution deposition of one species on top of the other will induce solvent damage of the underlying organic semiconductor. This lamination approach has effectively allowed us to isolate the deposition and processing of the electron donor and acceptor; individually deposited and processed organic layers are only brought together in the final step to construct bilayer polymer solar cells. With this approach, we have been able to independently control the properties of the individual constituents. Systematic examination of such devices has enabled the decoupling of morphological transformations that take place in the individual layers; we have thus been able to map out structure-function relationships of the electron donor and electron acceptor using this platform.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2013-07-30 14:02:00","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:24:01","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-11-20T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2013-11-20T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-11-20T16:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-11-20 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-11-20 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-11-20 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/seminars","title":"ChBE Seminar Series"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/cbe\/people\/faculty\/loo\/","title":"Loo\u0027s Research Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChBE Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E (404) 894-1838\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:events@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eevents@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"225481":{"#nid":"225481","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ChBE Seminar Series\u2013Dr. James T. Koerber","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to its annual lectures, ChBE hosts a weekly seminar throughout the year with invited lecturers who are prominent in their fields. Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the Molecular Science and Engineering Building (\u0022M\u0022 Building) in G011 (Cherry Logan Emerson Lecture Theater) at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in the Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E______________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Default\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering Motif-Specific Antibodies: A New Era for Cell Signaling\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Default\u0022\u003EHighly complex signaling networks control biological processes ranging from development and homeostasis to cell death. Abnormal regulation of signaling networks can result in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and diabetes. Consequently, a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie both normal and abnormal cellular responses will identify new disease-related markers and therapeutic targets. Cells employ a combination of biophysical and biochemical events to elicit a cellular response. In particular, chemical or post-translational modification (PTM) of key proteins provides cells with a highly dynamic way to both transmit and store information. However, accurate detection and quantification of PTMs often requires the generation of PTM-specific antibodies. Traditional antibody generation platforms that rely upon the immunization of animals or \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro \u003C\/em\u003Edisplay methods exhibit poor success rates for the development of PTM-specific antibodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Default\u0022\u003EI will discuss a renewable synthetic antibody strategy to develop PTM-specific antibodies via the engineering of a novel motif-specific binding pocket into an antibody scaffold. Inspired by a natural phosphate-binding motif, I designed and structurally characterized antibody scaffolds with binding pockets specific for three common modifications: phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, and phosphotyrosine. The combination of these novel scaffolds with \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro\u003C\/em\u003E antibody generation methods then enabled the rapid generation of fifty phospho- and target-specific antibodies against 70% of the targets. 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A reception will follow the seminar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E___________________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0027s seminar speaker is Greg Garland, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. His lecture is titled, \u0022Operating Excellence: Good Ethics Makes Good Business.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGreg Garland is chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. A chemical engineer, Garland has more than 30 years of industry experience in technical and executive leadership positions within the oil and natural gas and chemicals industries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Garland had served as senior vice president, Exploration and Production, Americas for ConocoPhillips since 2010. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips, Garland was president and chief executive officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, which is now a joint venture between Phillips 66 and Chevron. Before his election to that position, Garland served Chevron Phillips as senior vice president, Planning \u0026amp; Specialty Chemicals. His prior experience includes serving as general manager of Qatar\/Middle East for Phillips, a position he assumed in 1997. From 1995 to 1997, he served as general manager of natural gas liquids after serving as manager of planning and development in planning and technology. From 1992 to 1994, he was manager of the K-Resin\u00ae business unit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGarland began his career with Phillips in 1980 as a project engineer for the Plastics Technical Center. He later worked as a sales engineer for Phillips\u2019 plastics resins, business service manager for advanced materials, business development director, and olefins manager for chemicals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Phillips 66 Partners. Garland also serves on the board of directors for DCP Midstream, the board and executive committee of the American Petroleum Institute, the board and the executive committee of Junior Achievement for Southeast Texas, the board for The Greater Houston Partnership, and as a member of the Engineering Advisory Board for Texas A\u0026amp;M University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGarland received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Texas A\u0026amp;M University in 1980.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Csub\u003EEthics, leadership, and quality, grounded in strong communication skills and professionalism, are essential components of an engineering education. To spotlight the importance of these core values, in 1995 the Phillips Petroleum Foundation awarded a grant to the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering to develop the Phillips 66\/C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership. Named in recognition of the outstanding professional achievements of Georgia Tech chemical engineering alumnus C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas, who retired from Phillips Petroleum as president and CEO in 1994, the program focuses on technical and business decisions that have ethical ramifications. 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Common techniques for probing interfacial phenomena measure the average surface coverage, mobility (i.e. diffusion), molecular conformation, and macroscopic behavior (e.g. anti-adhesive qualities, catalytic activity, etc.). For lack of better information, it is widely assumed that all molecules behave as an average molecule, with a single net adsorption rate, diffusion coefficient, and so on. However, in many systems, important behavior stems from molecules that deviate significantly from the norm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis work addresses interfacial heterogeneity at the molecular level in a variety of different proteins that dynamically explore chemically modified glass surfaces. Single-molecule resolution, provided by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, allows independent, simultaneously occurring behaviors to be characterized separately. We have previously observed that, while direct attractions between proteins and surfaces are relatively weak, clusters of proteins exhibit surface residence times that increase exponentially with the number of constituents. This work will present several new observations in this area, including: direct measurements of cluster formation dynamics, surface-induced conformational changes, and the effect of surface-induced denaturation on the binding of fibronectin domains to model cell adhesion receptors. 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Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the Molecular Science and Engineering Building (\u0022M\u0022 Building) in G011 (Cherry Logan Emerson Lecture Theater) at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in the Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E______________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom molecules to devices, by controlling crystallization at interfaces\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMolecular assembly processes, such as crystallization, aggregation, micro-phase separation etc, have a profound impact on the solid-state properties of materials. For instances, difference in crystal packing (polymorphism) influences bioavailability and stability of pharmaceutical compounds; morphology and molecular packing of organic semiconductors are critical to determining their charge transport characteristics; controlling the micro-phase separation is key to achieving high-efficiency organic solar cells. However, in all these areas, the level of control on molecular assembly attained in current solution processing methods fall far short of industrial requirements. This situation is due, in no small part, to the lack of fundamental understanding at molecular level.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this talk, I will discuss strategies to control crystallization by designing interfaces, from their nanotopology, microstructure to surface chemistry. In the first example, I will present a study towards gaining fundamental understanding of heterogeneous nucleation, in the context of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Using nanostructured polymer substrates, I demonstrated contrary to the common belief that the shape of surface nanopores (10-100 nm), and the size of nanoscale confinement (0.7-2nm) are essential in determining the nucleation behavior. In the second example, I will discuss how the understanding of crystallization processes can be applied to solution printing of organic electronic devices. For the first time, I introduce the concept of flow engineering for controlling the thin film morphology of printed electronics (FLUENCE: fluid-enhanced crystal engineering). Herein, the flow engineering is achieved by designing the microstructure of the printing blade and the chemical patterns of the substrate. Enabled by this approach, highly-aligned single-crystalline organic thin-film transistors were fabricated, yielding unprecedented charge carrier mobility for the material studied. 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This seminar will take place in the Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building (IBB), Room 1128, from 3-4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. Refreshments are served at 2:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E______________\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHitching a ride at the nanometer scale: passive and active transport in complex media\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETransport in crowded and complex media is a ubiquitous problem both in technology and biology in processes as diverse and far apart as flow of emulsions in nanoporous rocks and vesicle transport in biological cells. On a molecular scale, transport can be diffusive or driven. In this talk, I will introduce single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as highly versatile multi-scale probes to investigate different modes of transport in media of increasing complexity. Using SWNTs as the ideal stiff filament, I will discuss the confined dynamics of stiff macromolecules in crowded environments, a common feature of polymer composites and the cell cytoskeleton. In fixed porous networks, SWNTs reptate in the network and rotational diffusion constant is proportional to the filament bending compliance and counter-intuitively, independent of the network porosity. In equilibrium and non-equilibrium biopolymer networks, the dynamics of SWNTs is more complex. I will discuss a newly developed microrheology technique in which we use nanotubes as \u201cstealth probes\u201d to measure viscoelastic properties of the host media. Finally I will present a quantitative study of the motions of molecular targets tagged with SWNTs in cells and whole organisms over times from ms to hours. In addition to thermal diffusion and directed motor protein transport, we document a new regime of active random \u201cstirring\u201d which may drive an intermediate mode of transport. 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Typical compounds are comprised of a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium, imidazolium or pyridinium cation with a wide variety of common anions. Since they are salts they have negligible vapor pressure so they do not evaporate and cause air pollution. We will discuss typical properties of ILs and, more importantly, how those properties can be tuned by the choice of cation, anion and substituents. Our emphasis is on the development of ILs for a variety of important energy-related applications. \u0026nbsp;In particular, we will discuss work on the design of ILs for gas separations, including removal of CO2 from post-combustion flue gas, pre-combustion gases, and natural gas. In some of these applications it is necessary to increase capacity and selectivity by including amine functionality in the ILs so that they can chemically react with CO2. We show how the use of amine functionalized aprotic heterocyclic anions can achieve 1:1 uptake with tunable reaction enthalpy and without increases in viscosity. We will also discuss the use of ILs for CO2\/IL co-fluid vapor compression refrigeration. This system offers environmental advantages over conventional technology while improving coefficients of performance. Finally, we will show how the structure of the anion and cation can improve the \u2018ionicity\u2019 of ILs. This is important in the use of ILs as electrolytes for a wide variety of electrochemical applications, including lithium-ion batteries, dye sensitized solar cells, supercapacitors and electroplating.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Cary Lecture Series in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering was established in 1984 as a memorial to Ashton Hall Cary, a chemical engineering graduate of Georgia Tech, Class of 1943. 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Many of us felt that we had reached a \u0022critical mass\u0022 and an opportunity for joining forces and building a strong local community. The\u0026nbsp;Colloid \u0026amp; Soft Matter Bag Lunch Seminar\u0026nbsp;is part of our endeavor to provide a community forum, as is the semi-annual\u0026nbsp;Southeast Soft Materials Workshop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Bag Lunch Seminars take place roughly once a month. We meet and chat and eat our food (everyone brings her\/his own), and we usually have 2 oral presentations each time, given by faculty members, postdocs or an experienced graduate student:\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ea technical talk (10-15 minutes)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;that introduces to the community a specific technique (experimental or computational) that is used successfully by the speaker\u2019s group and which the group would like the community to know about, and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ea research presentation (30-35 minutes)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eby a different group, which discusses research in progress. 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Unless otherwise noted, all seminars are held on Wednesdays in the Molecular Science and Engineering Building (\u0026quot;M\u0026quot; Building) in G011 (Cherry Logan Emerson Lecture Theater) at 4 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in the Emerson-Lewis Reception Salon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E_____________\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhillip Christopher,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EUniversity of California, Riverside\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStructural and Dynamic Characteristics of Supported Metal Catalysis at the Atomic Scale\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe use of heterogeneous catalysts for important chemical conversions ranging from pollution mitigation to energy production relies on the design of active catalytic sites consisting of metal nanostructures supported on high surface area oxide materials.\u0026nbsp; Key to design of these systems is the identification of active site geometries and compositions that are optimized for desired catalytic reactions. 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Her work at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aerodyne.com\/\u0022\u003EAerodyne Research\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;led to instruments that reduced the cost of monitoring and measuring aerosols in the atmosphere. The technology has since been implemented at sites worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg\u0026rsquo;s work has advanced current understanding of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) formation mechanisms and their effects on air quality and health. At Tech, Ng has focused on understanding the intricate interactions between biogenic and anthropogenic aerosol emissions, which affect SOA. She has provided some of the first direct observations and mechanistic insights into the roles of anthropogenic pollutants on the formation of SOA from trees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer research has led to discoveries of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/12\/24\/man-made-pollutants-significantly-influence-how-tree-emissions-form-aerosol-particles\u0022\u003Eaerosol pollution in the southeastern United States\u003C\/a\u003E and insights on the effectiveness of sulfur dioxide scrubbers at power plants and the significance of diurnal transitions on the fate of certain nitrogen-based aerosols.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Whitby Award, Ng says, \u0026ldquo;is a tremendous affirmation of my research work. 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Then add a pinch of thickener.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat last ingredient may have helped gene-like strands to copy themselves in puddles for the first time ever, billions of years ago when Earth was devoid of life, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found. Their novel discoveries add to a growing body of evidence that suggests first life may have evolved with relative ease, here and possibly elsewhere in the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd they offer a straightforward answer to a gnawing 50-year-old question: How did precursors to the present-day genetic code first duplicate themselves before the existence of enzymes that are indispensable to that process today?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe spice of life?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor generations, scientists pursuing an answer performed experiments in water but hit a wall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.prism.gatech.edu\/~che39\/Christine_He.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChristine He\u003C\/a\u003E and Isaac G\u0026aacute;llego overcame it by adding an off-the-shelf viscous solvent (the thickener). In separate experiments with DNA then RNA, the copying process proceeded.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think it\u0026rsquo;s very, very different from anything that\u0026rsquo;s been done before,\u0026rdquo; said researcher He.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;We can change the physical environment in an easy way, and promote these processes that wouldn\u0026rsquo;t happen in conditions ordinarily being used.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEasy recipe\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEasy is crucial, said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grover.chbe.gatech.edu\/research.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMartha Grover\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor who oversaw the research at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Easy reactions are likely to be more productive and more prevalent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A simple and robust process like this one could have operated in a variety of environments and concentrations making it more realistic in moving evolution forward,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrover\u0026rsquo;s lab and that of Nick Hud at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ww2.chemistry.gatech.edu\/hud\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nchem\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/full\/nchem.2628.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epublished the results on Monday, October 10, 2016 in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Chemistry\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003C\/a\u003ETheir research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the NASA Astrobiology Program under the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/centerforchemicalevolution.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENASA\/NSF Center for Chemical Evolution.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENucleotide noodles\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEarliest life was based on RNA, or a similar polymer, according to a hypothesis called the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K1xnYFCZ9Yg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERNA World\u003C\/a\u003E. In that scenario, on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mRzxTzKIsp8\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eevolutionary timeline\u003C\/a\u003E, the self-replication of RNA strands long enough to be potential genes would roughly mark the doorstep to life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose long nucleotide chains may have been mixed together in puddles with shorter nucleotide chains. Heat from the sun would have made long strands detach from their helix structures, giving short ones a chance to match up with them, and become their copies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut there\u0026rsquo;s a problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn water alone, when cooling sets in, the long chains snap back into their helix structure so rapidly that there\u0026rsquo;s no time for the matching process with the shorter chains. That snapping shut, which happens in both RNA and DNA, is called \u0026ldquo;strand inhibition,\u0026rdquo; and in living cells, enzymes solve the problem of keeping the long chains apart while gene strands duplicate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore like a stew\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The problem is a problem in water, which everybody sort of looks at in prebiotic (pre-life) chemistry,\u0026rdquo; said graduate research assistant He. She felt it was time to rethink that, and her expertise in chemical engineering helped.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHigh viscosity has been known to slow down the movement of long strands of DNA, RNA and other polymers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a little like making them swim in honey,\u0026rdquo; Grover said. Applying that to origin-of-life chemistry seemed obvious, because in prebiotic times, there probably were quite a few sticky puddles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In that solution, it gives the short nucleotides, which move faster, time to jump onto the long strand and piece together a duplicate of the long strand,\u0026rdquo; researcher He said. In her experiments, it worked.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHairpins in the soup\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd it produced an encouraging surprise. The DNA and RNA strands folded onto themselves forming shapes called hairpins.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the beginning, we didn\u0026rsquo;t realize the importance of the internal structure,\u0026rdquo; Christine He said. Then they noticed that the shape was helping keep RNA and DNA available for the pairing process. \u0026ldquo;Hairpin formation is integral to keeping them open,\u0026rdquo; Grover said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut it also could have accelerated chemical evolution in another way. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;The solution is selecting here for sequences that fold, and that would have more potential for functional activity \u0026ndash; like a ribozyme,\u0026rdquo; said researcher He.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERibozymes are enzymes made of RNA, and enzymes catalyze biochemical processes. To have them evolve in the same solution that promotes genetic code replication could have shortened the path to first life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;You really need to amplify functional sequences for evolution to move forward,\u0026rdquo; Grover said. The folds were an unexpected side-effect, and finding them paves the way for future research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext ingredient?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech scientists used real gene strands in their experiments, which may sound mundane, but in the past, some researchers have specially engineered DNA and RNA sequences in attempts to arrive at similar results.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe and G\u0026aacute;llego\u0026rsquo;s use of a naturally occurring gene, rather than a specifically engineered sequence, shows that viscosity could have been a very general solution to promote copying of nucleic acids with mixed length and sequences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo facilitate quick, clear outcomes, the Georgia Tech researchers used purified short nucleotide chains and applied them in ratios that favored productive reactions. But they had started out with messier, less pure ingredients, and the experience was worthwhile.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Considering a pre-biotic soup, it\u0026rsquo;s probably messy; it\u0026rsquo;s got a lot of impurities,\u0026rdquo; Christine He said. \u0026ldquo;When we first started out with more impure nucleotides, it still worked. Maybe the same reaction really could have happened in a messy puddle billions of years ago.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe viscous solvent was \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/407121\/who-needs-water-assemble-dna-non-aqueous-solvent-supports-dna-nanotechnology\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eglycholine, a mixture of glycerol and choline chloride\u003C\/a\u003E. It was not likely present on pre-biotic Earth, but other viscous solvents likely were.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, after the short strands matched up to each long one, the researchers did apply an enzyme to join the aligned short pieces into a long chain, in a biochemical process called ligation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe enzymes would not have been present on a prebiotic Earth, and although \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/cbic.201200167\/full\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethere are chemical procedure for ligating RNA\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;no one has developed a chemistry so robust yet that it could replace the enzyme,\u0026rdquo; Grover said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinding one that could have worked on a prebiotic Earth would be a worthy aim for further research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/407121\/who-needs-water-assemble-dna-non-aqueous-solvent-supports-dna-nanotechnology\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EREAD: More about chemical engineering, viscosity and DNA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/525171\/missing-links-brewed-primordial-puddles\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EREAD: Possible precusor of RNA forms spontaneously in water\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBrandon Laughlin from Georgia Tech coauthored the paper. 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The pore sizes of the fibers can be adjusted during the fabrication process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003E\u201cWe take a scalable platform based on polymeric membranes and then turn those materials into inorganic molecular sieves,\u201d explained Ryan Lively, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and the paper\u2019s corresponding author. \u201cOur membranes are mechanically robust and they can withstand the process conditions required by OSRO. They maintain advantageous mechanical properties and membrane performance as they are converted to carbon fiber.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003ELively and postdoctoral fellow Dong-Yeun Koh used the OSRO process in the laboratory to separate mixtures of para-xylene and ortho-xylene, molecules whose sizes differ by one-tenth of a nanometer. By applying pressure at room temperature, the membrane can convert the 50-50 mixture to an 85-15 mixture at a high flux relative to zeolite membranes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003E\u201cThese molecules have incredibly similar sizes and properties, but the membranes can tell them apart,\u201d said Lively. \u201cThis bulk cut of the mixture greatly enhances the concentration with a very low energy input. This mixture could then be fed into a conventional thermal process for finishing, which would reduce the total energy input dramatically.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003EIn industrial use, the membranes would be bundled together in modules that would be used in chemical facilities. \u201cIn practice, you would get as many modules as you needed for a particular application, and if the need increased, you could simply add more modules,\u201d Lively said. \u201cIt would be totally scalable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003EReverse osmosis membranes are already widely used in desalination to produce drinking water from saltwater, consuming a fraction of the energy required by thermally-driven process. 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Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering are seeking to develop cost-efficient, ecologically sustainable processes from lignin to defined chemical compounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order to increase outreach, as well as share research projects and publications, the group recently launched its own \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lignin.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe felt it was very important to have a presence on Georgia Tech\u2019s web platform,\u201d said Thomas Kwok, a ChBE PhD candidate and one of the website\u2019s developers. \u201cWe hope our research will both inform and inspire the community to see lignin\u2019s great potential.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELignin is a major component of all plants, and it is the second most abundant resource of renewable organic material. Lignin is typically seen as a waste product to be burned as a low value fuel for cellulosic processes. However, the Lignin Group sees the complex aromatic structure as a precursor for fine chemicals and fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUtilization of lignin for renewable chemicals and fuels will revolutionize both the chemical industry as well as the production of fuels,\u201d said Professor Andreas S. Bommarius, ChBE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn order for this transformation to take place, the Lignin Group is emphasizing collaboration in both current and future research. 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Jones, the Love Family Professor of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech, has been selected by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as the 2016 winner of the Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the award recognizes outstanding progress in the field of chemical engineering by one researcher in any area of chemical engineering research who is less than 45 years of age at the end of the calendar year in which the award is presented.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the AIChE\u2019s most prestigious awards, the awardee must have made a significant contribution to the science of chemical engineering, such as development of a new process or product in the chemical engineering field or distinguished service rendered to the profession of chemical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones is being honored for the development of novel materials for carbon dioxide adsorption and elucidation of reaction pathways using supported molecular catalysts. 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In this Q\u0026amp;A feature, we spotlight research by Professor and School Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/sholl\u0022\u003EDavid Sholl\u003C\/a\u003E into metal-organic frameworks that has been widely cited in other studies in recent years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2010, Sholl co-authored the paper \u201cCan Metal-Organic Framework Materials Play a Useful Role in Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Separations?\u201d in \u003Cem\u003EChemSusChem\u003C\/em\u003E. Since that time, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/cssc.201000114\/abstract\u0022\u003Ethis study\u003C\/a\u003E has amassed 273 citations in other journal articles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMetal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a relatively new class of crystalline nanoporous materials that can be synthesized with a diverse range of pore dimensions, topologies, and chemical functionality. Their applications include gas storage, purification, separation, and catalysis. In the paper, Sholl and his co-authors explored the body of knowledge surrounding the possibility of using MOFs in large-scale carbon dioxide separations, such as separating CO2 from power plant flue gas. They found that potential exists, despite some challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQ\u0026amp;A\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhy is this research into MOFs important?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChemical processes like adsorption and membrane-based separations using porous materials have potential to be radically more cost-effective for large-scale chemical separations than existing commercial technologies. Achieving this long-term outcome requires development of materials with carefully tailored properties and their incorporation into well designed processes. MOFs are far more chemically versatile and \u201cdesignable\u201d than other porous materials, which has driven tremendous world-wide interest in these materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow has the use of MOFs in large-scale carbon dioxide separations evolved since the publication of this paper? Are there still challenges?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are certainly still challenges \u2013 capturing CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E in an economically viable way is a grand challenge engineering problem. But great progress has been made in recent years in creating stable materials and incorporating MOFs into composite materials and carefully designed processes that have real promise for large-scale chemical separations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhy do you think this paper has been cited so frequently?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI hope that the paper was successful in identifying some of the key research gaps and challenges that existed (and still exist) in an area that was receiving a great deal of interest and funding. It is relatively easy to write a review paper that simply lists all the studies that have been done in an area. We tried to go beyond this to provide a roadmap for future research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDo you continue to research MOFs? What is some related research you\u2019ve published?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMy group and multiple others in ChBE continue to pursue research on MOFs for a host of applications. For example, a large part of the DOE-funded Energy Frontier Research Center that is led by ChBE faculty focuses on understanding and enhancing the stability of MOFs in real world environments such as those discussed in our 2010 article.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Sholl, other authors of the paper in \u003Cem\u003EChemSusChem\u003C\/em\u003E include Seda Keskin and Timothy M. van Heest. Keskin is now a faculty member at Koc University in Turkey and van Heest is the co-founder of an Atlanta area startup company.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2012, Sholl co-authored another highly cited paper, \u0022Ultem \u00ae \/ZIF-8 mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes for CO2\/N-2 separations\u201d (99 citations) in the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Membrane Science\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering is known for the far-reaching impact of the research conducted by our faculty. In this Q\u0026amp;A feature, we spotlight research by Professor and School Chair David Sholl into metal-organic frameworks that has been widely cited in other studies in recent years.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Influential Research at ChBE: Professor David Sholl\u2019s Work with MOFs"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2016-06-15 15:17:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:57","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"368331":{"id":"368331","type":"image","title":"David Sholl","body":null,"created":"1449245827","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:07","changed":"1475895107","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:47","alt":"David Sholl","file":{"fid":"74901","name":"130710br217.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130710br217.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130710br217.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5407155,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130710br217.jpg?itok=15sQ9-Aj"}}},"media_ids":["368331"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"38811","name":"David Sholl"},{"id":"142621","name":"metal-organic frameworks"},{"id":"172130","name":"MOFs"},{"id":"167750","name":"School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"540051":{"#nid":"540051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Study: Surface Area of Floating Dust Important for Cloud Formation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECloud droplets are more likely to form around insoluble particles floating in the atmosphere (e.g. dust, volcanic ash) when the particle surface is more \u201cwrinkly\u201d (with many pores, kinks, nooks and crannies), according to a new study.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPublished in \u003Cem\u003EScientific Reports\u003C\/em\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/srep25504\u0022\u003Estudy\u003C\/a\u003E proposes a new method for determining the surface structure of these particles (a measurement known as the surface fractal dimension).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELed by Ari Laaksonen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the study was co-authored by Athanasios Nenes, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have been working for a number of years to come up with a unified theory of cloud formation,\u201d Nenes says. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to understand how particles act as seeds to make clouds. 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Using a cloud chamber, in which clouds can be generated under controlled conditions, the researchers measured both the water vapor adsorption isotherm of particles and their ability to act as cloud condensation nuclei when introduced to humidified air in aerosol form.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis method compares favorably to previous techniques based on the measurement of nitrogen adsorption, which required a great deal more material, Nenes explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a breakthrough being able to get this type of information with a small amount of particle mass,\u201d he says. \u201cIt paves the way for really novel work.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study, titled \u201cSurface fractal dimension, water adsorption efficiency, and cloud nucleation activity of insoluble aerosol,\u201d was co-authored by Jussi Malila, Hui-Ming Hung, and Jen-Ping Chen.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Study: Surface Area of Floating Dust Important for Cloud Formation"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECloud droplets are more likely to form around insoluble particles floating in the atmosphere (e.g. dust, volcanic ash) when the particle surface is more \u201cwrinkly\u201d (with many pores, kinks, nooks and crannies), according to a new study.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Study: Surface Area of Floating Dust Important for Cloud Formation"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2016-05-25 11:05:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:46","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312671":{"id":"312671","type":"image","title":"Thanos Nenes","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"Thanos Nenes","file":{"fid":"199884","name":"nenes2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3165239,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg?itok=YupRSEBe"}}},"media_ids":["312671"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"530991":{"#nid":"530991","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ChBE Recognizes Student Achievements","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChBE recognized graduate and undergraduate students for their achievements at the 2016 Student Honors Luncheon on April 21.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGRADUATE HONORS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAcademic:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExemplary Academic Achievement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ENanqi Bao, Eli Carter, Yuan Gao, Matthew McDonald, Zhongzhen Wang, Jizhang Xu, Fengyi Zhang\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Performance on the Qualifying Exam\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ERobert Franklin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Ph.D. Thesis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ESteven Burgess\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding M.S. 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Hammond, the David H. Koch Chair Professor of Engineering and head of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the 31\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Ashton Cary Lecture at 4 p.m. March 30 in the MoSE Building (Room G011). Her talk is titled \u201cFunctionalizable Polypeptides for Smart Delivery and Biomimetic Materials.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe will also give a special lecture at 9:30 a.m. on March 31 in EBB (Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta Seminar Room). This talk is titled \u201cNanolayered Drug Release Systems for Regenerative Medicine and Targeted Nanotherapies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe core of her work is the use of electrostatics and other complementary interactions to generate functional polymer materials with highly controlled architecture. Her research in nanotechnology encompasses the development of new biomaterials to enable drug delivery from surfaces with spatiotemporal control. She also investigates novel responsive polymer architectures for targeted\u0026nbsp;nanoparticle drug and gene delivery, and self-assembled materials systems for electrochemical energy devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHammond was elected into the 2013 Class of the American\u0026nbsp;Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is also the recipient of the 2013 AIChE Charles M. A. Stine Award, which is bestowed annually to a leading researcher in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of materials science and engineering, and the AIChE Alpha Chi\u0026nbsp;Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research. She was selected to receive the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Teal Innovator Award in 2013, which supports a single visionary individual from any field principally outside of ovarian cancer to focus his\/her creativity, innovation, and leadership on ovarian cancer research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHammond serves as an associate editor of the American Chemical Society journal, ACS Nano. As a part of the Year of Chemistry in 2011, she was one of the Top 100 materials scientists named by Thomson-Reuters, a recognition of the highest citation impact in the field over the past decade (2001-2011). She was named one of the World\u2019s Most Influential Scientific Minds in 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Paula Hammond to Give Annual Ashton Cary Lecture March 30"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaula T. Hammond\u003C\/strong\u003E, the David H. 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But don\u0027t tell that to David I.J. Wang, MS ME 1953.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid and his wife, Cecile, have established a flexible faculty endowment in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE). When realized, the fund will be used by the school chair to deploy according to current needs \u2014 whether a faculty chair, two professorships, or three early-career professorships. It was one of the gifts and commitments that propelled the Institute past one of its most significant Campaign goals of funding more than 100 endowed chairs and professorships.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Cecile L. and David I.J. Wang Faculty Endowment Fund will have a profound impact on the School and its ability to recruit, retain, and develop eminent teacher-scholars in the field for generations to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe men and women on our faculty are changing the world through their research and teaching,\u201d said David S. Sholl, school chair, Michael E. Tennenbaum Chair, and GRA Eminent Scholar for Energy Sustainability. \u201cDavid\u0027s generous gift will play a key role in enabling the School to one day recruit and retain world-class individuals who will continue our tradition of industry-relevant innovation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThose of us fortunate enough to receive higher education, whether through scholarships or private funds, owe a debt to that institution for its enduring impact upon our entire adult lives,\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWang said. \u201cThe challenges and opportunities facing the engineering profession in 2016 are dramatically different from when I attended Georgia Tech a half-century ago, but Tech has continued to evolve, and remains at the forefront as a premier technology problem solver. My modest commitments are a vote of confidence in Tech\u2019s role in that future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid Wang was born in Beijing, China, and emigrated to the U.S. with his family after World War II. He earned a master\u2019s in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and went on to an illustrious, decades-long career in the chemical and paper industries, during which he served many years on the advisory board of what was then the School of Chemical Engineering. Wang retired in 1991 as executive vice president and director of International Paper Co. and joined the private equity investment firm Atlas Holdings in 2000 as senior operating partner until 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the years, he and Cecile have provided invaluable philanthropic support to ChBE as well as the George W. 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This ranking reflects that commitment,\u201d he adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Engineering is ranked 7th among the best graduate schools in engineering, and 3rd among public universities. All 11 of the programs within the College are ranked within the top 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Graduate ChBE Program Rises in U.S. News \u0026 World Report\u2019s Rankings"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering has moved up one spot to 8th in U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s annual ranking of graduate schools nationwide.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Graduate ChBE Program Rises in U.S. News \u0026 World Report\u2019s Rankings"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2016-03-16 10:26:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:05","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171834","name":"graduate program"},{"id":"834","name":"Rankings"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1875","name":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"509911":{"#nid":"509911","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nga Lee (Sally) Ng Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENga Lee (Sally) Ng, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CAREER Award is the NSF\u2019s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENg\u2019s research program focuses on the fundamental understanding of the formation mechanisms, chemical composition, and health effects of atmospheric aerosols. Secondary organic aerosols, produced from atmospheric reactions, make up a dominant fraction of fine particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere and have substantial impacts on climate and human health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENg\u2019s award, including $672,186 over five years, will provide support for her research on how nitrogen oxide emissions from cars react with ozone to transform naturally occurring emissions from trees into organic aerosols.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecifically, she will focus on increasing scientific understanding of the formation, processing, and fate of organic nitrates created by the interaction of biogenic volatile organic compounds emitted from natural sources and nitrate radicals resulting from pollution. Experiments will be conducted in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/news\/air-we-breathe\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Environmental Chamber facility\u003C\/a\u003E. Ambient measurements will also be conducted in Atlanta, where there are high natural and anthropogenic emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe results of our series of laboratory experiments and ambient measurements will lead to a better understanding of the formation of very small particles in the atmosphere that are relevant to air quality and climate,\u201d Ng says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to funding innovative research, the NSF CAREER Award is also for educational outreach. To this end, Ng will develop an educational program on \u201cParticulate Matter and Air Pollution\u201d for middle school students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the CAREER Award, Ng has also won the EPA Early Career Award (2013),\u0026nbsp;Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award from the Health Effects Institute (2013), Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research (2010), and the Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (2007).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHolding a PhD from the California Institute of Technology, Ng joined the faculty of Georgia Tech in 2011.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Nga Lee (Sally) Ng Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENga Lee (Sally) Ng, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nga Lee (Sally) Ng Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2016-03-07 10:54:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:01","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"509951":{"id":"509951","type":"image","title":"Sally Ng","body":null,"created":"1458923712","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:35:12","changed":"1475895273","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:33","alt":"Sally Ng","file":{"fid":"204949","name":"sallynginlab3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sallynginlab3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/sallynginlab3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5032096,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/sallynginlab3_0.jpg?itok=UZ_QNRZe"}}},"media_ids":["509951"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7842","name":"NSF CAREER Award"},{"id":"169677","name":"sally ng"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"508491":{"#nid":"508491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Metamaterial Separation Proposed for Chemical, Biomolecular Uses","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe unique properties of metamaterials have been used to cloak objects from light, and to hide them from vibration, pressure waves and heat. Now, a Georgia Institute of Technology researcher wants to add another use for metamaterials: creating a new directional separation technique that cloaks one compound while concentrating the other.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough the idea must still be proven experimentally, the researchers believe that manipulating mass transfer using metamaterials could help reduce the energy required for certain chemical and biomolecular processes. The proposed technique would use specially-patterned polymeric materials to direct the flow of atoms by taking advantage of their specific physical properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA detailed explanation for how the technique could be used to separate a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen \u2013 by cloaking the nitrogen and concentrating the oxygen \u2013 was reported February 25 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScientific Reports\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was supported by a seed grant from the American Chemical Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe will control how the atoms cross the metamaterial, in which direction they will go,\u201d said Martin Maldovan, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and School of Physics. \u201cBy designing the diffusivity of the metamaterials, we can make the atoms of one compound go one way, and the atoms of another compound go a different way. We are manipulating the physical properties to control the direction the atoms take through the metamaterial shell.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaldovan and Graduate Research Assistant Juan Manuel Restrepo-Fl\u00f3rez have evaluated their metamaterial using computational techniques, and plan to build a prototype separation device this summer. The work could have applications in such areas as chemical manufacturing, crystal growth of semiconductors, waste recovery of biological solutes or chemicals, and production of artificial kidneys.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe metamaterial technique could supplement traditional membranes, which control the passage of chemicals by varying solubility and diffusivity. Similar in principle to other metamaterials, the mass transfer technique can either direct chemicals around the shell, or concentrate them within the shell.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInside the metamaterial shell, you can tell one atom to do one thing, and another atom to do something else,\u201d Maldovan said. \u201cOur metamaterials will control the flow because they are anisotropic \u2013 certain directions are favored by the structure. We are controlling where the atoms go.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaldovan\u2019s plan for the mass transfer metamaterials uses four different types of polymers, two with high diffusivity and two with low diffusivity. The size and patterning of blocks made from each material is determined by mathematical algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith this metamaterial, we can control the direction the atoms can go using the trick of anisotropy,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis would be in addition to separation based on solubility and diffusivity. We have added an important parameter to the toolbox of chemical engineers: where to send the atoms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to separating atoms, the ability of the metamaterials to concentrate atoms could allow sensors to detect more dilute quantities, essentially amplifying the available chemical signal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn their paper, the researchers show how to separate a 50-50 mixture of nitrogen and oxygen using available polymers that have the necessary properties. Each type of separation will require polymers with different properties, not all of which are available in existing materials, meaning not all chemical or biomolecular mixtures will be amenable to separation with the new technique.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new separation process won\u2019t replace traditional distillation and membrane separation processes, but could supplement them, Maldovan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDistillation and evaporation are very energy intensive, but they are the workhorses of the chemical industry,\u201d he said. \u201cMembrane processes have been developed to reduce energy use. Our goal is to provide a technique that uses even less energy. This could lead to better and more efficient membranes that would provide better separation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe metamaterials will ultimately have to be fabricated at the micron scale to be effective. But Maldovan says prototypes can be made using larger structures \u2013 at the centimeter scale \u2013 to demonstrate the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe need first to fabricate them, then optimize the design,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know what needs to be fabricated, so future efforts will combine design, fabrication, and optimization.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Restrepo-Fl\u00f3rez, J. M. and Maldovan, M., \u201cMass Separation by Metamaterials,\u201d (Scientific Reports, 2016)\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/srep21971\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/srep21971\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/srep21971\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Metamaterial Separation Proposed for Chemical, Biomolecular Uses"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe unique properties of metamaterials have been used to cloak objects from light, and to hide them from vibration, pressure waves and heat. 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Up to a point, the more base added, the more neutral and less toxic the spill becomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESomething very similar is happening in the atmosphere. Acidic sulfur emissions from power plants have been rapidly declining over the past decade, and the neutralizing base \u2013 ammonia \u2013 is emitted from a different source, and has not declined. This has led many atmospheric scientists to assume that the ambient sulfate particles we all breathe are becoming less acidic and therefore less toxic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut a new study shows this intuitive expectation hasn\u2019t happened, at least not in the Southeast United States, where the remaining sulfate particles appear to be as acidic as ever.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough they were surprised by the findings, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an explanation that may also ease concerns about yet another atmospheric pollutant that scientists had feared would take the place of the reduced sulfates. Beyond human health, the research has broader implications for atmospheric pollution and global climate change modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the research was reported February 22 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Geoscience\u003C\/em\u003E. The conclusions are based on observed gas and aerosol composition, humidity and temperature data collected at a site in rural Alabama as part of the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSulfates are the major source of acidity in the atmosphere, and gas-phase ammonia \u2013 mostly from agriculture \u2013 had been expected to react with the remaining particles to reduce their acidity,\u201d explained \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/Rodney_Weber\u0022\u003ERodney Weber\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u201cBut what we found is that the system that forms the sulfate particles isn\u2019t very sensitive to the amounts of ammonia neutralizer. This has implications because the acidity of these particles affects other important atmospheric reactions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead of reacting with all of the available acidic sulfates, the alkaline ammonia emitted from agricultural operations and other sources appears to form an equilibrium between gas-phase compounds and particle compounds. These emissions, though seasonal, have remained largely unchanged.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the same amount of neutralizing ammonia available to react with a much smaller amount of sulfates, scientists had expected the pH of the sulfate fine particles to rise toward neutral levels. But the pH remains between 0 and 2 \u2013 approximately the same level of acidity as battery acid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSulfates stay in the particle phase and are not volatile,\u201d said Weber, who is the paper\u2019s first author. \u201cAmmonia likes to volatilize and, in part, stay in the gas phase. This means that it is very difficult for it to fully neutralize the acidic particles, which explains why the system tends to be insensitive to the amounts of neutralizer available.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter \u2013 known as PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u2013 have human health implications because they can travel deep into the lungs to cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems. Because of their potential health impacts, production of the sulfur compounds that form these particles has been reduced by more than 70 percent over the past 15 years in the Southeast United States through installation of scrubbers on coal-fired power plants, replacement of coal with natural gas, and the use of low-sulfur fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond reducing the volume of acidic particles in aerosols, cutting the sulfur emissions has also reduced the deposition of acids in lakes and waterways, noted\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cee.gatech.edu\/people\/Faculty\/411\/overview\u0022\u003EArmistead \u201cTed\u201d Russell\u003C\/a\u003E, a Regent\u2019s Professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Civil and Enviromental Engineering\u0026nbsp; and another of the paper\u2019s co-authors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeclining acidity levels in the sulfate particles had been expected to lead to an increase in the production of atmospheric ammonium nitrates. Those particles also have harmful effects, and had they risen to replace the sulfates, further regulatory action might have been required. The continuing high acidity of the sulfate particles has limited ammonium nitrate formation, the researchers believe.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt turns out the nitrate levels have been flat,\u201d Russell said. \u201cThey haven\u2019t changed at all, and this is good news. This also has a strong impact on how nitrogen fertilizes ecosystems, which is important to understanding how the earth\u2019s systems respond to pollution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pH of PM\u003Csub\u003E2.5\u003C\/sub\u003E\u0026nbsp;particles can\u2019t be directly measured, so scientists must infer their acidity by studying the distribution of atmospheric species that can be measured and are highly sensitive to the value of the particle pH. This requires modeling, which can be checked by studying compounds \u2013 such as aerosol components and gas-phase components \u2013 that can be directly measured. The data was analyzed using the ISORROPIA-II thermodynamic chemistry model, which was developed by one of the co-authors and is widely used in air quality and climate modeling worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe paper\u2019s conclusions are based on atmospheric conditions found in the Southeastern United States, and Graduate Research Assistant Hongyu Guo has begun a study of data from the Northeast United States to determine if the same thing happens elsewhere in the country. It is likely that in many parts of the United States \u2013 and in the rest of the world \u2013 the acidity of sulfate particles remains surprisingly high, Weber said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the health effects, the acidity of the particles affects other aspect of atmospheric chemistry, including the reaction of isoprene, a natural hydrocarbon produced by trees in forests of many kinds, and the solubility of metals found in mineral dust. \u201cThe pH really has a significant effect on many of the processes that affect the overall aerosol mass,\u201d Weber added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research may force a re-examination of the role of acidity in atmospheric chemistry, especially where it affects key processes in climate change models.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think that this research is going to have a long-term influence on how the community evaluates air quality and climate models, because the pH of particles is so important, yet mostly overlooked,\u201d said\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/Athanasios_Nenes\u0022\u003E Athanasios Nenes\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor and Georgia Power Scholar in the School of Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences and the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and another co-author. \u201cWe think there will be a paradigm shift as people re-evaluate what they had intuitively believed about particle pH and how it responds to emissions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation through contract number 1242258, and through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants RD835410 and RD834799. 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Ferst Award Symposium on Feb. 10 in honor of Professor Emeritus Charles A. Eckert.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event, which will run from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building (345 Ferst Drive, Rooms 1116-1118), will feature presentations by four of Eckert\u2019s former students as well as his long-time researcher collaborator, Charles Liotta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Chapter of Sigma Xi, the annual Monie A. Ferst Award recognizes science and engineering teachers who have inspired their students to excel in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 100 graduate students received their PhD under Eckert\u2019s guidance. Many of these have inspired subsequent generations of students after entering their own academic careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout his academic career, Professor Eckert has been committed to both excellent teaching and research,\u201d says ChBE Professor Ronald Rousseau, holder of the Cecil J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas Chair. \u201cIndeed, he has emphasized how these often-separated activities come together to stimulate undergraduates and graduate students to learn their chosen field of study and to explore new horizons.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresenters at the symposium include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKeith Johnston, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas-Austin, \u201cSubsurface Nanotechnology for Energy Applications and a Healthier Planet.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJoan Brennecke, a professor of chemical engineering at Notre Dame University, \u201cComparison of Ionic Liquids to Conventional Organic Solvents for Extraction of Aromatics from Aliphatics.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECharles Liotta, a Regents\u2019 professor emeritus at Georgia Tech,\u201cSolvents for Green Chemistry: A chemist\u2019s and a chemical engineer\u2019s journey.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBarbara Knutson, a professor at the University of Kentucky, \u201cEngineering Tools for Advanced Plant-Derived Natural Products.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHeather McCloskey, a faculty member at Pace Academy in Atlanta, \u201cA Lasting Legacy: An Unconventional Teacher Inspiring Generations of Educators.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA reception from 5 to 6 p.m. will follow the presentations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Eckert\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEckert obtained bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the University of California-Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter appointment as a NATO postdoctoral fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, he joined the chemical engineering faculty at the University of Illinois. He rose through the academic ranks and served as department head at Illinois before moving to Georgia Tech in 1989 as professor and holder of the J. Erskine Love Institute Chair in Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022body\u0022\u003EHis many honors through the years include: National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), three major awards from AIChE (Clarence Gerhold Award, William H. Walker Award, and the Alan P. Colburn Award), two major awards from the American Chemical Society (E.V. Murphree Award and the Ipatieff Prize), and the State of Georgia Regents\u2019 Research in Undergraduate Education Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Monie A. Ferst Award is named for an outstanding engineer and businessman, who received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1911. While a student, Ferst became interested in scientific research conducted in an educational setting. In 1933, he and two other influential Georgians used their own funds to establish the Georgia Tech Research Institute, to make it possible for faculty members to conduct research, in addition to teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the culmination of his life-long concern, his family and the Ferst Foundation established in 1975 a $100,000 trust fund for the Monie A. Ferst Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Sigma Xi Symposium Feb. 10 to Honor Professor Emeritus Charles Eckert"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) will hold the Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Award Symposium on Feb. 10 in honor of Professor Emeritus Charles A. 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Associate Professor Victor Breedveld and Professor Cliff Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the team that also included Professor David Sholl; Lori Federico, assistant to the school chair; and former staff member Amy Schneider.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAIChE is the world\u2019s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 45,000 members from more than 100 countries.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"ChBE Students Win AIChE Awards"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E consecutive year, the Georgia tech student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) won the Outstanding Student Chapter Award.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ChBE Students Win AIChE Awards"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-11-20 12:27:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:03","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-20T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"472111":{"id":"472111","type":"image","title":"AIChE Outstanding Student Chapter 2015","body":null,"created":"1449257190","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:30","changed":"1475895223","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:43","alt":"AIChE Outstanding Student Chapter 2015","file":{"fid":"203938","name":"22889949221_8b79da50ef_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/22889949221_8b79da50ef_o_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/22889949221_8b79da50ef_o_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":696565,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/22889949221_8b79da50ef_o_0.jpg?itok=NimBRO07"}}},"media_ids":["472111"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"451851":{"#nid":"451851","#data":{"type":"news","title":"John and Mary Brock Endow School Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EUnder any circumstances, endowing a school chair is an extraordinary investment in Georgia Tech\u2019s future. But there are moments when it is much more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EMary Rockett Brock, honorary alumna, and John F. 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Brock III School Chair will significantly enhance ChBE\u2019s ability to recruit and retain preeminent senior faculty members to this leadership position for generations to come. It will also provide discretionary resources for the school chair to meet changing needs and to take maximum advantage of new opportunities as they arise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EFor more than four decades, the Brocks have provided transformative and visionary support to Georgia Tech. They have focused their philanthropy on ChBE, intercollegiate athletics, and biomedical engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EAnd since 2010, they have provided indispensable leadership as co-chairs of Campaign Georgia Tech, working tirelessly to advance the philanthropic cause of the Institute. \u201cThis is a special opportunity that means so much to me,\u201d Brock says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u201cTo be able to make this commitment to the School that nurtured my love of engineering, equipped me with the tools I needed to succeed, and provided opportunities I never would have dreamed of\u2014it truly is an honor.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EThat it was also the gift that brought ChBE and the College of Engineering past their Campaign totals was icing on the cake.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u201cJohn and I have been watching as Schools and Colleges get closer and closer to their goals, and then exceed them, and we were happy to join in the excitement that comes with that measure of success,\u201d explains Mary Brock.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u201cBut we are not done yet. We still have a few months left in this Campaign, and there is not a single unit that is resting on its laurels. This is Georgia Tech. We plan on finishing strong.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EJohn Brock\u2019s extensive involvement with Tech includes appointments on multiple boards, including the Georgia Tech Foundation and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EIn 2013, he received the J.M. Pettit Distinguished Service Award, and in 1996 he was named a College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EAfter graduating from Tech, Brock joined Procter \u0026amp; Gamble as a project engineer in product development. 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Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have won two grants from the Department of Energy (DOE) for projects designed to enhance the operational efficiency of systems that reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne project, led by Assistant Professor Ryan Lively, is titled \u201cEnabling 10mol\/kg Swing Capacity via Heat Integrated Sub-ambient Pressure Swing Adsorption.\u201d It will last for three years (total funding: $2,491,483) and will also involve ChBE faculty members Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Matthew Realff, David Sholl, and Krista Walton.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project aims to drastically improve the efficiency of a process called pressure swing adsorption, through which carbon dioxide (CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E) emissions are separated from power plant flue gases. To better capture CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E, the researchers will cool and pressurize the flue gases.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistorically, it\u2019s been believed that it would be too costly to treat the flue gases in this fashion, Lively explains, because power plants release so much CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E into the atmosphere \u2013 9 to 10 tons per minute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHowever, our team has devised ways to efficiently recover the energy required to cool and compress the flue gases,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECooling the gas will enable highly efficient operation of pressure swing adsorption systems that employ metal organic frameworks supported by hollow fiber sorbents, which create more compact gas-separation devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re rethinking the way we remove CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E from power plants,\u201d Lively says. \u201cThrough novel process engineering, state-of-the-art materials that remove CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E can perform 10 times better than they would at ambient conditions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other project funded by DOE \u2013 spearheaded by ChBE\u2019s Ryan Lively and collaborators at Praxair, Inc. (an industrial gas company) \u2013 is titled \u201cImproving Energy Efficiency of Air Separation via Hollow Fiber Sorbents.\u201d It will last for 18 months (total funding: $1,174,277) and involve ChBE faculty members Christopher Jones, William Koros, and Matthew Realff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project aims to improve the industrial energy efficiency of gas separation technology associated with the creation of CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E and hydrogen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown as \u201cpre-combustion CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E capture,\u201d the technology involves gasifying the fuel for power production into hydrogen and CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E at high pressures. This high-pressure CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E is easier to capture than the low-pressure CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E found in power plant flue gas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the major issues with this approach is the need to separate large quantities of air to assist in the gasification process,\u201d Lively explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo make this large-scale air separation technology economically attractive, the researchers will develop and test a rapidly cycled pressure swing adsorption (RCPSA) system for separating the gases up to five times more efficiently than traditional cryogenic technology. The sub-ambient-temperature RCPSA system will involve advanced zeolites supported by hollow fiber sorbents.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETogether, these two new DOE funded projects will support four post-doctoral researchers and four graduate students in ChBE at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"ChBE Researchers Win DOE Awards for Projects to Reduce CO2 Emissions"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) have won two grants from the Department of Energy (DOE) for projects designed to enhance the operational efficiency of systems that reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ChBE Researchers Win DOE Awards for Projects to Reduce CO2 Emissions"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-09-16 11:06:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"448671":{"id":"448671","type":"image","title":"Ryan Lively","body":null,"created":"1449256264","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:04","changed":"1475895189","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:09","alt":"Ryan Lively","file":{"fid":"203272","name":"lively_3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lively_3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lively_3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3236788,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lively_3_0.jpg?itok=5O0bzozr"}}},"media_ids":["448671"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7508","name":"carbon dioxide"},{"id":"141451","name":"Chemical and Biomolecular Energy"},{"id":"663","name":"Department of Energy"},{"id":"464","name":"emissions"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"138601","name":"power plants"},{"id":"96231","name":"Ryan Lively"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"444131":{"#nid":"444131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u201cBacterial Litmus Test\u201d Provides Inexpensive Measurement of Micronutrients","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA bacterium engineered to produce different pigments in response to varying levels of a micronutrient in blood samples could give health officials an inexpensive way to detect nutritional deficiencies in resource-limited areas of the world. This \u201cbacterial litmus test,\u201d which currently measures levels of zinc, would require no electrical equipment and make results visible as simple color changes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than a billion people worldwide may be at risk for adequate zinc intake, but measuring zinc levels in blood samples currently requires sophisticated testing equipment not available in many affected areas. If field tests show the biosensor can successfully measure zinc levels, the researchers hope to extend the concept to other micronutrients, including vitamins.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe think this is just enough technology to meet the needs,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/styczynski\u0022\u003EMark Styczynski\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u0026nbsp;at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cThe information we can provide could one day help nutritional epidemiologists and non-governmental organizations determine the populations of people that may need interventions to address nutritional deficiencies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe proof-of-concept work was reported in the September issue of the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMetabolic Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E. The research was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe biosensor is based on modified\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EEscherichia coli\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(E. coli), a bacterium that is frequently used in genetic engineering. E. coli has a transcriptional system that responds to the level of zinc in its environment, and the researchers have tuned it to trigger the production of purple, red and orange pigments. Genetic machinery for the production of those pigments was taken from other biological sources and introduced into the E. coli.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn practice, health professionals in the field would obtain blood samples from persons suspected of having a zinc deficiency. The blood samples would be spun on a simple mechanical device resembling an eggbeater to separate the plasma from the blood cells. The plasma would then be placed into a test tube or other container with a pellet containing the modified E. coli.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce mixed with the plasma, the E. coli would multiply, producing the color corresponding to the level of zinc in the blood plasma. Purple would correspond to dangerously low levels, while red would indicate borderline levels, and orange normal levels. The color would be readily visible without any diagnostic or other electronic equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe process for the color change would take about 24 hours from when the plasma sample is added, though we are hoping to accelerate that,\u201d said Styczynski.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe testing wouldn\u2019t be done to identify individuals in need of treatment, but would be used to assess the nutritional needs of a larger population of people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPlaces where you are likely to encounter micronutrient deficiencies will typically be resource-poor countries, or perhaps locations suffering natural disasters,\u201d Styczynski explained. \u201cThese deficiencies aren\u2019t treated on an individual level, but are considered on a population level and used to treat a village or a region that may be affected. We could take samples from 50 or 100 people and be able to assess the nutritional status of an area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause bacteria don\u2019t have the same requirements for many vitamins relevant to human health, the researchers may have to change organisms when they develop tests for other micronutrients, like Vitamin A. Those tests will likely use a yeast organism which has also been extensively studied and into which sensing and pigment-producing genetic machinery can be introduced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUltimately, we hope to be able to test for a whole suite of nutrients in a reasonably short period of time and at a relatively low cost because no equipment would be needed in the field,\u201d Styczynski added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of their research, Styczynski and graduate research assistants Daniel Watstein and Monica McNerney engineered pigment producing machinery into the E. coli. The red and orange colors, lycopene and beta-carotene, are produced by genes taken from Pantoea anantis, a plant pathogen. The purple color, violacein, came from a soil bacterium. Genes for producing the pigments were placed onto a plasmid and introduced into the bacterium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers used two zinc-sensing proteins within the E. coli and controlled the extent to which those proteins could turn the pigment producing genes on and off. This approach made the zinc-sensing proteins responsive to levels of zinc close to that expected to be found in blood plasma, and can be further used to allow them to turn on at arbitrary levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the challenges was to avoid producing amounts of pigment that might be toxic to the bacterium, while producing pigment quickly enough to be visible to the naked eye. And because the orange and red pigments are generated in the same metabolic pathway, the researchers needed to establish ways to produce only one or the other at a time \u2013 a challenge that their work shows can be feasibly addressed, though they are still working to fine-tune the implementation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStyczynski believes this system is the first designed to measure blood micronutrients using bacteria without requiring diagnostic equipment. Other techniques have required specialized measurement equipment that is difficult to transport and maintain in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe general idea of bio-sensing is certainly out there, but we have taken the step of developing a system that doesn\u2019t require equipment in the field,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe this will work well in low-resource areas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the next steps are development of techniques to freeze-dry the bacterium, and an assessment of the potential ecological impact of the modified bacterium. Styczynski hopes field trials can begin within the next two years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a convincing proof-of-principle, and we hope to begin the translational aspects of this system based on what we have already shown,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a matter now of reducing this to practice for something that will ultimately be useful.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation under grant OPP1046289, the National Science Foundation under grant 1254382, and a National Institutes of Health training grant T32-EB006343. The content of this news release is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the supporting agencies.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Daniel M. Watstein, Monica P. McNerney and Mark P. 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Erskine Love Jr.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ERegents\u2019 Professor \u003Ca title=\u0022Mark Prausnitz\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/prausnitz\u0022\u003EMark Prausnitz\u003C\/a\u003E has been awarded the J. 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It is wonderful to be able to honor their past and future accomplishments with these prestigious endowed positions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ELong-time Tech supporter\u0026nbsp; J. Erskine Love Jr. (ME 1949) received the Georgia Tech Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon alumni of the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Love Chair and Professorships Awarded"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EThree faculty members in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been appointed to prestigious endowed positions made possible by the generosity of the family of the late J. 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May, dean and Southern Company Chair in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The strength of our college is the depth and breadth of our programs, and it is gratifying to see so many of our individual schools ranked among the best in their fields,\u201d he adds. \u201cWith 10 highly ranked programs housed within one college we are in a unique position to offer an unparalleled interdisciplinary educational experience to the next generation of the world\u0027s engineers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech ranked seventh among public universities and 36th\u0026nbsp;among all national universities.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"ChBE Rises in U.S. News Undergrad Rankings"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering moved up one spot (to sixth) in U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s latest ranking of the nation\u2019s top undergraduate \u003Ca title=\u0022chemical engineering program rankings\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/engineering-doctorate-chemical\u0022\u003Echemical engineering programs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ChBE Rises in U.S. News Undergrad Rankings"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-09-09 18:06:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:29","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"365201":{"id":"365201","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower close up","body":null,"created":"1449245805","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:45","changed":"1475895100","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:40","alt":"Tech Tower close up","file":{"fid":"201663","name":"08c1004-p4-066_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p4-066_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1004-p4-066_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":833349,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/08c1004-p4-066_0_0.jpg?itok=7wCd5TfL"}}},"media_ids":["365201"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"2456","name":"ranking"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1875","name":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"436691":{"#nid":"436691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Approach Could Reduce Human Health Impacts of Electric Power Generation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy combining information about power plant operation with real-time air quality predictions, researchers have created a new capability to minimize the human health effects of air pollution resulting from electric power generating facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Air Pollutant Optimization Model, described in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E, provides a new approach for reducing the health effects of ozone and fine particulate pollution. By helping to minimize both health impacts and generating costs, the hybrid model may provide a new tool for utility companies seeking to meet air quality standards, complementing traditional capital-intensive emission controls.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn a test case based on data for the state of Georgia for selected months from 2004 to 2011, the new model suggests that health impacts could have been reduced by $176 million, while increasing generating costs by $84 million \u2013 a net savings of approximately $92 million in health costs. For power systems elsewhere, costs and savings would vary by the types of fuel used, the locations of generating facilities and the amount of flexibility available in regional power systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe test case evaluated sulfate emissions in Georgia prior to installation of flue gas desulfurization units, which have since reduced emission of that pollutant by as much as 97 percent. Sulfates are a major source of fine particulate matter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe looked at what would be the least expensive way of running these power plants if you take into account both the generating costs and the health impact costs,\u201d said Valerie Thomas, one of the paper\u2019s senior authors and a professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cYou would still be operating plants that emit pollutants, of course, but you would reduce operations at the ones having the greatest impact and increase the use of facilities that have less impact or are in other areas.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new approach depends on the use of \u201creduced form\u201d air quality predictions. Comprehensive air quality models typically take days of computer time to calculate concentrations of pollution for one emissions scenario, but the new format uses only the \u201csensitivities\u201d derived from the full model to accurately produce predictions in less than a second. This capability allows utility companies, for the first time, to test many possible scenarios in evaluating how air quality would change with different combinations of generating plant operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor instance, when wind conditions carry emissions from one generating facility toward a major population center, that plant could be throttled back and power from a facility affecting fewer people used in place of it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor the first time, we have integrated the capability for rapidly predicting air quality into the electricity system operation model,\u201d said Athanasios Nenes, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. \u201cWe can now run thousands of scenarios very quickly, as the winds and other conditions change hourly, to find the most economical way to generate electricity that minimizes population exposure to pollution.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech environmental researchers have been developing and refining air quality models for decades, and now operate models to help regulatory agencies predict when air quality could reach levels of concern.\u0026nbsp; At the same time, other Georgia Tech researchers have studied optimization of power generation to produce power at the lowest cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPutting these technologies together has given us a capability we\u2019ve never had before,\u201d said Armistead Russell, a professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. \u201cTradeoffs are always made, but right now those decisions have to be made without the necessary knowledge.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Georgia, electricity generating facilities use a variety of fuels, including nuclear, coal, natural gas and biomass. The generating facilities range in size, and have differing capabilities to be powered up and down in time scales consistent with changes in the weather, Thomas said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are accustomed to modeling the aspects of how these plants work together to meet demands, which varies on different days of the week and at different seasons of the year,\u201d she explained. \u201cNone of the plants can be flipped on or off like a light bulb, but the utility companies can adjust up and down the amount of power they are producing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECertain generating facilities cost more to operate, and when they are used to substitute for power generated by less expensive facilities, that raises the overall cost. However, the model shows that these higher generating costs can be more than offset by reductions in human health costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is really all about \u2018smart generation,\u2019\u201d said Nenes. \u201cIf there\u2019s a way to meet the standards by controlling who emits what and at what time, that may change the amount of investment you\u2019d need to make in new emission control equipment. Hour-by-hour, we\u2019ll be able to determine what makes the most sense in terms of both cost to produce electricity and its impacts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the hybrid Air Pollutant Optimization Model tracks many forms of pollutants, those regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are fine particulates and ozone. Fine particulates can affect cardiovascular and respiratory health, while ozone at high concentrations can trigger asthma attacks in susceptible persons.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPower plants currently account for about a third of pollution, but as a next step, the researchers hope to include emissions from mobile sources such as automobiles in their model. The researchers are also evaluating use of their model in countries such as China and India that have greater pollution concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReported in the journal\u2019s Early Edition August 17, the research was supported by a grant from the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech. \u201cBetter understanding of the connections between our energy choices and the impact on human health and environmental is essential as we strive to develop safer, more sustainable solutions to meet our future energy needs,\u201d said Tim Lieuwen, executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to those mentioned, the study also included Paul Y. Kerl, Wenxian Zhang, and Professors Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, Matthew J. Realff (ChBE), and Joel S. 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Lashmet Professorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003E\u201cRavi is a wonderfully creative and effective researcher, and we are thrilled to have him join us at Georgia Tech,\u201d says Professor and ChBE School Chair David Sholl.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EHolding master\u2019s and doctoral degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Kane focuses his research on the interface of biotechnology and nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EHis research group is designing nanoscale polyvalent therapeutics and working on the molecular engineering of biosurfaces and nanostructures. The Kane group is also interested in using protein engineering, nanotechnology, and other tools to combat cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s disease, influenza, and antibiotic-resistant pathogens.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EHaving contributed to more than 125 scientific publications, Kane has received numerous honors throughout his career. In 2004, MIT\u2019s Technology Review named him one of the top 100 young innovators in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ESince then, he has received an American Institute of Chemical Engineer\u2019s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Young Investigator Award, Global Indus Technovator Award, American Chemical Society\u2019s Biochemical Technology Division Young Investigator Award, Society for Biological Engineers\u2019 Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication, as well as other recognitions for research and teaching excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EElected to the American Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering College of Fellows in 2013, Kane is a member of the editorial board for the \u003Cem\u003EAnnual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003EBiotechnology and Bioengineering\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EKane\u2019s Chair was endowed by the family of Charles Garrett \u201cGarry\u201d Betty (BS ChBE 1979). Betty was president and CEO of the Internet service provider EarthLink from 1996 until his death from a rare type of cancer in 2007. He was inducted into the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame in 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003EBetty\u2019s wife, Kathy, received the 2013 College of Engineering\u2019s Dean\u2019s Appreciation Award for her continual support of Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ravi Kane Joins ChBE as Betty Chair\/Eminent Scholar"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022BasicParagraph\u0022\u003ERavi Kane has joined Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as a professor and holder of the Garry Betty\/V Foundation Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Cancer Nanotechnology.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ravi Kane Joins ChBE as Betty Chair\/Eminent Scholar"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-08-19 15:25:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:22","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"432171":{"id":"432171","type":"image","title":"Ravi Kane","body":null,"created":"1449256133","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:08:53","changed":"1475895171","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:51"}},"media_ids":["432171"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"138311","name":"Betty Chair"},{"id":"1503","name":"Biotechnology"},{"id":"3343","name":"Endowed Chair"},{"id":"138321","name":"Gary Betty"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"220","name":"professor"},{"id":"138301","name":"Ravi Kane"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"428151":{"#nid":"428151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"John Crittenden Honored for Excellence in Water Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Water Research Institute (NWRI) has selected \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Crittenden\u003C\/strong\u003E as the 22nd recipient of the \u003Ca title=\u0022Clarke Prize\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nwri-usa.org\/ClarkePrize.htm\u0022\u003ENWRI Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize\u003C\/a\u003E for excellence in water research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsisting of a medallion and $50,000 award, the NWRI Clarke Prize is given out each year to recognize research accomplishments that solve real-world water problems and to highlight the importance and need to continue funding this type of research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\u0022Crittenden Bio\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/crittenden\u0022\u003ECrittenden\u003C\/a\u003E was selected as the 2015 recipient because of his outstanding contributions to treating chemical contaminants in water and his leadership in addressing water demand for transportation, energy production, and domestic use in a holistic, sustainable manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI consider the Clarke Prize to be one of the greatest honors that one who conducts water research can receive,\u201d says Crittenden.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Clarke Prize will be presented to Crittenden on October 30, 2015, at the 22nd Annual NWRI Clarke Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony in Huntington Beach, California. The award ceremony is the highlight of the NWRI Clarke Prize Conference, a one-day event that features a mix of leading-edge research by academics complimented with practical case studies by industry practitioners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith a career spanning 37 years, Crittenden has been a pioneer in the research and development of water treatment technologies, particularly physical-chemical treatment processes. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2008, Crittenden was recruited to Georgia Tech to direct the \u003Ca title=\u0022Brook Byers Institute\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sustainable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems\u003C\/a\u003E, established to create technological, management, and policy strategies to ensure a sustainable future. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith joint faculty appointments in the School of Electrical and Chemical Engineering and\u0026nbsp;School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Crittenden holds 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in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that scientists believe were critical to the formation of life on the early Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch reported July 15 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAngewandte Chemie International Edition\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;demonstrates that important molecules of contemporary life, known as polypeptides, can be formed simply by mixing amino and hydroxy acids \u2013 which are believed to have existed together on the early Earth \u2013 then subjecting them to cycles of wet and dry conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis simple process, which could have taken place in a puddle drying out in the sun and then reforming with the next rain, works because chemical bonds formed by one compound make bonds easier to form with the other.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study, titled \u201cEster-Mediated Amide Bond Formation Driven by Wet-Dry Cycles: A Possible Path to Polypeptides on the Prebiotic Earth,\u201d\u0026nbsp;supports the theory that life could have begun on dry land, perhaps even in the desert, where cycles of nighttime cooling and dew formation are followed by daytime heating and evaporation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJust 20 of these day-night, wet-dry cycles were needed to form a complex mixture of polypeptides in the lab. The process also allowed the breakdown and reassembly of the organic materials to form random sequences that could have led to the formation of the polypeptide chains that were needed for life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe simplicity of using hydration-dehydration cycles to drive the kind of chemistry you need for life is really appealing,\u201d said lead author\u0026nbsp;Nicholas Hud, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and director of the\u0026nbsp;NSF\/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, which is supported by the NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation Program and the NASA Astrobiology Program. \u201cIt looks like dry land would have provided a very favorable environment for getting the chemistry necessary for life started.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESheng-Sheng Yu, a graduate student in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), was co-first author of the study. Other co-authors include Yu\u0027s advisor, ChBE Professor Martha Grover; Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Fellow Jay Forsythe;\u0026nbsp;Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, an associate professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Instituteas;\u0026nbsp;Irena Mamajanov, a Simons Foundation Fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science;\u0026nbsp;and Professor Facundo M. Fern\u00e1ndez of Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrigin-of-life scientists had previously made polypeptides from amino acids by heating them well past the boiling point of water, or by driving polymerization with activating chemicals. But the high temperatures are beyond the point at which most life could survive, and the robust availability of activating chemicals on the early Earth is questionable. The simplicity of the wet-dry cycle therefore makes it attractive to explain how peptides could have formed, Hud added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe idea for combining chemically similar amino acids and hydroxyl acids was inspired by the demonstration that polyesters are easy to form by repetitive hydration-dehydration cycles and the fact that esters are activated to attack by the amino group of amino acids. The potential importance of this reaction in the earliest stages of life is supported by studies of meteorites, which revealed that both compounds would have been present on the prebiotic Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHydroxy acids combine to form polyester, better known as a synthetic textile fiber, and that reaction requires less energy than formation of the amide bonds needed to create peptides from amino acids. In the wet-dry cycles, formation of polyester comes first \u2013 which then facilitates the more difficult peptide formation, Hud said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe ester linkages that we are making in the polyester can serve as an activating agent formed within the solution,\u201d he explained. \u201cOver the course of a very simple chemical evolution, the polymers progress from having hydroxy acids with ester linkages to amino acids with peptide linkages. The hydroxy acids are gradually replaced through the wet and dry cycles because the ester bonds holding them together are not as stable as the peptide bonds.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExperimentally, graduate student Sheng-Sheng Yu put the amino and hydroxy acid mixtures through 20 wet-dry cycles to produce molecules that are a mixture of polyesters and peptides, containing as many as 14 units. After just three cycles, and at temperatures as low as 65 degrees Celsius, peptides consisting of two and three units began to form. Postdoctoral fellow Jay Forsythe confirmed the chemical structures using NMR mass spectrometry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe allowed the peptide bonds to form because the ester bonds lowered the energy barrier that needed to be crossed,\u201d Hud added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the early Earth, those cycles could have taken 20 days and nights \u2013 or perhaps much longer if the heating and drying cycles corresponded to seasons of the year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond easily forming the polypeptides, the wet-dry process has an additional advantage. It allows compounds like peptides to be regularly broken apart and reformed, creating new structures with randomly-ordered amino acids. This ability to recycle the amino acids not only conserves organic material that may have been in short supply on the early Earth, but also provides the potential for creating more useful combinations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA combination of hydroxy and amino acids likely existed in the prebiotic soup of the early Earth, but analyzing such a \u201cmessy\u201d reaction was challenging, Hud said. \u201cWe were led into this idea that a mixture might work better than separate components,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt might have been messy at the start, but it\u2019s easier to get going than a pristine chemical reaction.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond helping explain how life might have started, the wet-dry cycles could also provide a new way to synthesize polypeptides. Existing techniques produce the chemicals through genetic engineering of microorganisms, or through synthetic organic chemistry. The wet-dry cycling could provide a simpler and more sustainable water-based process for producing these chemicals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe demonstration of peptide formation opens the door to asking other questions about how life may have gotten going in prebiotic times, said research team member Krishnamurthy. Future studies will include a look at the sequences formed, whether there are sequences favored by the process, and what sequences might result. The process could ultimately lead to reactions able to continue without the wet-dry cycles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf this process were repeated many times, you could grow up a peptide that could acquire a catalytic property because it had reached a certain size and could fold in a certain way,\u201d Krishnamurthy said. \u201cThe system could begin to develop certain emergent characteristics and properties that might allow it to self-propagate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to those already named, the paper\u2019s authors include Irena Mamajanov, Martha A Grover, and Facundo M. Fern\u00e1ndez, all from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was\u0026nbsp;supported by\u0026nbsp;the NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation Program and the NASA Astrobiology Program under the NSF\/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution\u0026nbsp;under grant number CHE-1004570. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NSF or NASA.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Article written by John Toon of Georgia Tech Research Horizons\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Study: Finding the Origins of Life in a Drying Puddle"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnyone who\u2019s ever noticed a water puddle drying in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that scientists believe were critical to the formation of life on the early Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Study: Finding the Origins of Life in a Drying Puddle"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-07-23 17:35:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:15","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"428221":{"id":"428221","type":"image","title":"Sheng-Sheng Yu","body":null,"created":"1449254342","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:39:02","changed":"1475895167","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:47","alt":"Sheng-Sheng Yu","file":{"fid":"202812","name":"shengshengyu.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shengshengyu_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/shengshengyu_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":881544,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/shengshengyu_0.jpg?itok=btl-2A-z"}}},"media_ids":["428221"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"12615","name":"martha grover"},{"id":"136671","name":"Nicolas Hud"},{"id":"136661","name":"origins of life"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"171467","name":"Sheng-Sheng Yu"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6986)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"429271":{"#nid":"429271","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Charles Eckert Receives Sigma Xi\u2019s 2015 Monie A. Ferst Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Emeritus Charles Eckert has been honored with Sigma Xi\u2019s \u003Ca title=\u0022Monie A. Ferst Award\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sigmaxi.org\/programs\/prizes-awards\/monie-ferst\u0022\u003E2015 Monie A. Ferst Award\u003C\/a\u003E, which recognizes science and engineering teachers who have inspired their students to excel in research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by Georgia Tech\u2019s Chapter of Sigma Xi, the award consists of a medal and $10,000 as well as a day-long symposium focusing on the achievements of the winner\u2019s former students (to be announced).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 100 graduate students received their PhD under Eckert\u2019s guidance. Many of these have inspired subsequent generations of students after entering their own academic careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThroughout his academic career, Professor Eckert has been committed to both excellent teaching and research,\u201d says ChBE Professor Ronald Rousseau, holder of the Cecil J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas Chair. \u201cIndeed, he has emphasized how these often-separated activities come together to stimulate undergraduates and graduate students to learn their chosen field of study and to explore new horizons.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEckert obtained bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the University of California-Berkeley.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter appointment as a NATO postdoctoral fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, he joined the chemical engineering faculty at the University of Illinois. He rose through the academic ranks and served as department head at Illinois before moving to Georgia Tech in 1989 as professor and holder of the J. Erskine Love Institute Chair in Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Body\u0022\u003EHis many honors through the years include: National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), three major awards from AIChE (Clarence Gerhold Award, William H. Walker Award, and the Alan P. Colburn Award), two major awards from the American Chemical Society (E.V. Murphree Award and the Ipatieff Prize), and the State of Georgia Regents\u2019 Research in Undergraduate Education Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Monie A. Ferst Award is named for an outstanding engineer and businessman, who received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1911. While a student, Ferst became interested in scientific research conducted in an educational setting. In 1933, he and two other influential Georgians used their own funds to establish the Georgia Tech Research Institute, to make it possible for faculty members to conduct research, in addition to teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the culmination of his life-long concern, his family and the Ferst Foundation established in 1975 a $100,000 trust fund for the Monie A. Ferst Award.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Charles Eckert Receives Sigma Xi\u2019s 2015 Monie A. Ferst Award"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Emeritus Charles Eckert has been honored with Sigma Xi\u2019s 2015 Monie A. 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The algae uses CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003E\u0026nbsp;from industrial emitters with sunlight and saltwater to create fuel while dramatically reducing the carbon footprint, costs and water usage, with no reliance on food crops as feedstocks. Algenol has demonstrated about 15\u201320 times the productivity of corn-based ethanol on a per acre basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past five years, Algenol moved this technology from laboratory to pilot scale and is currently completing the construction and commissioning of a two-acre facility as part of its integrated biorefinery project (a $52 million project with a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy). \u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech was sole academic partner in the DOE work and continues to work with Algenol on life cycle assessment and other aspects of process engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlgenol\u2019s overall process reduces the carbon footprint relative to gasoline by 60\u201380 percent, according to peer-reviewed published work from Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;A single 2,000 acre commercial Algenol module is the equivalent of planting 40 million trees or removing 36,000 cars from the road, according to research findings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChance, who holds a PhD from Dartmouth, joined Georgia Tech\u2019s faculty after retiring from ExxonMobil in 2006. He holds appointments in both ChBE and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He served as Distinguished Scientific Advisor Emeritus at ExxonMobil from 2006-2009 and as Associate Director for Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute from 2006-2013.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlgenol believes its company\u2019s technology has the potential to revolutionize the fuel industry. Algenol has demonstrated about 15\u201320 times the productivity of corn-based ethanol on a per acre basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past five years, Algenol moved this technology from laboratory to pilot scale and is currently completing the construction and commissioning of a two-acre facility as part of its integrated biorefinery project (a $52 million project with a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlgenol\u2019s overall process reduces the carbon footprint relative to gasoline by 60\u201380 percent, according to peer-reviewed published work from Georgia Tech. A single 2,000 acre commercial Algenol module is the equivalent of planting 40 million trees or removing 36,000 cars from the road, according to research findings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChance, who holds a PhD from Dartmouth, Chance joined Georgia Tech\u2019s faculty after retiring from ExxonMobil in 2006. He holds appointments in both ChBE and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 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ChBE Professor\u0026nbsp;Chris Jones is the founding editor-in-chief of the journal, which was launched in 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis achievement is a testament to the dedication of authors, reviewers, and editors in upholding high scientific standards for the journal, as well as the talents of the manuscript processing and journal production staff who ensure that a high quality finished product is produced accurately and rapidly,\u201d Jones says.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Journal Making Big Impact"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe new Thomson Reuters Journal Impact Factors further elevated \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/journal\/accacs\u0022\u003EACS Catalysis\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eabove all other catalysis journals publishing original research, with an Impact Factor of 9.312.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Journal Making Big Impact"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-07-10 14:30:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:00","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"351461":{"id":"351461","type":"image","title":"Christopher W. 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Wave interference is already used to control electronic, photonic and acoustic devices. If a similar approach can be used in thermal transport, that could facilitate development of more efficient thermoelectric and nanoelectronic devices, improved thermal barrier coatings, and new materials with ultralow thermal conductivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA single-author progress article published June 23 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;describes recent developments and predicts future advances in phonon wave interference and thermal bandgap materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you can make heat behave as a wave and have interference while controlling how far it moves, you could basically control all the properties behind heat transport,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/node\/7560\u0022\u003EMartin Maldovan\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;School of Physics\u0026nbsp;at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the paper\u2019s author. \u201cThis would be a completely new way to understand and manipulate heat.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the classic definition, heat consists of vibrations in the atomic lattices of materials. The more vibrations in a material\u2019s structure, the hotter the material. And in the same way that white light is actually composed of many different colors of light, these thermal phonons are made up of many different frequencies \u2013 each carrying varying amounts of heat.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecent developments have shown that thermal phonons can interfere with their own reflections. The observation suggests that thermal phonons must exist as waves similar to electronic, photonic or acoustic waves. This interference could potentially be used to modify the velocity of phonons and the density of states, creating energy bandgaps that are forbidden for phonon waves. Utilization of similar bandgaps in optical and electronic materials has been key to developing a wide range of useful devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUntil now, heat transport in nanostructured materials has largely been controlled by introduction of atomic-scale impurities, interfaces, surfaces and nanoparticles that reduce heat flow by scattering the phonons diffusely. Controlling wave effects could facilitate new approaches involving the specular reflection and transmission of thermal vibrations at interfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cConsidering the remarkable success achieved when using electronic, photonic and phononic wave interference to manipulate electrons, light and sound waves, it is certainly valuable to extend these theories to thermal vibrations, thereby creating a fundamentally new approach for manipulating heat flow,\u201d Maldovan wrote in the paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThermoelectric materials capture waste heat from sources such as automobile exhausts or industrial processes to produce electricity. Improving these materials will require further reducing thermal conductivity to improve their efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the other hand, microelectronics designers want to increase thermal conductivity to transfer heat away from powerful and tiny devices. Developers of fuel cells and other conversion devices also need to improve the control of heat.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaldovan wrote the article to clarify issues involved in thermal transport, and to interest others into the field. Ultimately, researchers will use this new information about heat transport to design better materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese new wave phenomena can be used to create materials with low thermal conductivity,\u201d said Maldovan. \u201cWe are trying to create a thermal bandgap, but that is not so easy to do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe search for thermal phononic wave materials will focus on semiconductors much like those used in microelectronics, Maldovan said. But while the silicon used in microelectronics had a natural bandgap, scientists had to create a band gap in photonics and acoustic materials, and the same will be true for thermal materials. Likely materials include silicon-germanium, gallium and aluminum arsenide and certain oxide superlattices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have for many years focused on how far heat may be transported in materials. For the future, research will address the velocity of that transport, and how much heat is moved in the process, Maldovan predicted. He compares heat transport to a more familiar issue \u2013 human transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you want to move a lot of people, you need a bus that will carry a lot of people,\u201d he said. \u201cYou also want a vehicle that can move quickly because if you move faster, you can carry more people farther in less time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next few years should bring about significant clarification concerning the role of interference and bandgaps in thermal materials, Maldovan predicted. That will allow continued progress in the materials needed for thermal control.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s now a very cool thing to understand heat,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EArticle by John Toon, Georgia Tech Research News\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Maldovan Publishes Article in Nature Materials on Controlling Heat as Waves"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA growing interest in thermoelectric materials \u2013 which convert waste heat to electricity \u2013 and pressure to improve heat transfer from increasingly powerful microelectronic devices have led to improved theoretical and experimental understanding of how heat is transported through nanometer-scale materials.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Maldovan Publishes Article in Nature Materials on Controlling Heat as Waves"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2015-06-25 14:29:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:49","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"418641":{"id":"418641","type":"image","title":"thermal bandgap","body":null,"created":"1449254269","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:49","changed":"1475895155","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:35","alt":"thermal bandgap","file":{"fid":"202586","name":"thermal-band-gap_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thermal-band-gap_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thermal-band-gap_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":165567,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thermal-band-gap_0_0.jpg?itok=m0FOwPxf"}}},"media_ids":["418641"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"79961","name":"Martin Maldovan"},{"id":"130561","name":"phonon waves"},{"id":"130551","name":"thermal bandgap"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon, Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"366601":{"#nid":"366601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lu named a fellow of AIMBE","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHang Lu, professor and James R. Fair Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/aimbe.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmerican Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)\u0027s \u003C\/a\u003ECollege of Fellows.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe AIMBE describes the fellows as \u201cindividuals who are the outstanding bioengineers in academia, industry and government \u2026 [who] have distinguished themselves through their contributions in research, industrial practice and\/or education.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELu\u2019s election brings Georgia Tech\u2019s total of AIMBE fellows to 28; there are about 1,500 fellows total.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hang Lu, ChBE professor and James R. Fair Faculty Fellow, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2015-01-21 15:57:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:54","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"130251":{"id":"130251","type":"image","title":"Hang Lu","body":null,"created":"1449178647","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:27","changed":"1475894757","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:57","alt":"Hang Lu","file":{"fid":"194650","name":"lu4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lu4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lu4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1092762,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lu4_0.jpg?itok=BOoX3Cai"}}},"media_ids":["130251"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"368321":{"#nid":"368321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The best is not to come? Study suggests methane storage methods are maxed out","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new multi-organization study suggests that, when it comes to storing methane for natural gas using nanoporous materials, the current methods are as good as it gets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid Sholl, chair of the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, and Jeff Camp, a graduate student in the Sholl Research Group, were among the authors of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2015\/ee\/c4ee03515a#!divAbstract\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Materials Genome in Action: Identifying the Performance Limits for Methane Storage,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E which was accepted on Jan. 12 for publication in the journal Energy \u0026amp; Environmental Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause of its low energy density, natural gas has to be compressed or liquefied, which makes it difficult to integrate into vehicles. A potential solution is to store natural gas inside materials with nano-sized pores. After simulating more than 650,000 designs for nanoporous materials, Sholl, Camp and the other researchers propose that the best candidates already have been designed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe existing methods, the researchers found, meet 70 percent of the targets for methane storage that were set by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-e). Any further research in this area, they concluded, would be redundant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EARPA-e wants to find a nanoporous material that can store methane at 65 bar of pressure and can do so with the same energy density of compressed natural gas at 220 bar of pressure. This means that any successful storage material must deliver the equivalent of 315 units of methane per volume unit of the material.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research team found that the most efficient materials can store a maximum of 220 units of methane.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn what they call a \u201cnanoporous materials genome\u201d approach, the scientists built structure models of 650,000 different materials \u2014 including metal-organic frameworks, zeolites and porous polymer networks \u2014 on the computer and rapidly prototyped them for natural gas storage using molecular simulations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey used the building blocks of these materials and let computers generate novel materials systematically. The performance of these materials was predicted using advanced molecular simulation techniques that were specifically developed to run on processors used in computer games with heavy graphics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBased on our computer simulations of thousands of real materials and hundreds of thousands of hypothetical materials, we believe that there is a true physical limit to the storage capabilities,\u201d Camp said. \u201cUnfortunately, this means that it is likely impossible to beat current natural-gas storage capacity by more than a few percent.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe work also involved researchers from the University of California-Berkeley (including lead author Cory Simon), Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.), Rice University (Houston), the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea), the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.), the Ecole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL; Sion, Switzerland) and the IBM Almaden Research Center (San Jose, Calif.).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new multi-organization study suggests that, when it comes to storing methane for natural gas using nanoporous materials, the current methods are as good as it gets."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2015-01-26 13:06:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:54","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"368311":{"id":"368311","type":"image","title":"Jeff Camp","body":null,"created":"1449245827","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:07","changed":"1475895107","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:47","alt":"Jeff Camp","file":{"fid":"74900","name":"camp_jeffrey.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/camp_jeffrey.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/camp_jeffrey.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":913239,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/camp_jeffrey.jpg?itok=eBFgBG6i"}},"368331":{"id":"368331","type":"image","title":"David Sholl","body":null,"created":"1449245827","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:17:07","changed":"1475895107","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:47","alt":"David Sholl","file":{"fid":"74901","name":"130710br217.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130710br217.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/130710br217.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5407155,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/130710br217.jpg?itok=15sQ9-Aj"}}},"media_ids":["368311","368331"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"359061":{"#nid":"359061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ChBE alumnus, longtime supporter C.J. \u2018Pete\u2019 Silas dies","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EC.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas, a Georgia Tech chemical engineering graduate (ChE \u201953) and longtime supporter of the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, died on Dec. 16. He was 82.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESilas, a former chairman and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Co., is the namesake of ChBE\u2019s C.J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Program in Ethics and Leadership. The annual lecture recognizes Silas\u2019 outstanding professional achievements and commitment to doing business in an ethical, responsible manner.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPete was a wonderful friend to Georgia Tech and the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering,\u201d said Ronald Rousseau, former ChBE chair and holder of the Cecil J. \u201cPete\u201d Silas Chair established with a donation from Silas. \u201cHe was a superb athlete and a gifted leader of one of the world\u2019s great energy companies and countless other organizations. He was not shy with his opinions, especially regarding ethics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI feel fortunate to have known him as a friend and to hold the endowed chair named in his honor. I am sure the entire Georgia Tech family joins me in extending sympathies to his family, especially to his wife, Theo.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.honoringmemories.com\/book-of-memories\/2005620\/Silas-Cecil\/obituary.php\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here \u003C\/a\u003Eto read more about Pete Silas\u2019 legacy and to leave your thoughts and memories.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"C.J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas was a ChBE alum and a longtime supporter of the School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-19 13:05:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:46","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"359041":{"id":"359041","type":"image","title":"Pete and Theo Silas","body":null,"created":"1449245775","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:15","changed":"1475895096","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:36","alt":"Pete and Theo Silas","file":{"fid":"201527","name":"pete_and_theo_silas.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pete_and_theo_silas_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pete_and_theo_silas_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":411937,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pete_and_theo_silas_0.jpg?itok=Xo3YDRIh"}},"359051":{"id":"359051","type":"image","title":"Pete Silas receiving honorary doctorate","body":null,"created":"1449245775","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:15","changed":"1475895096","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:36","alt":"Pete Silas receiving honorary doctorate","file":{"fid":"201528","name":"silas_honorary_degree_3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/silas_honorary_degree_3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/silas_honorary_degree_3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":117307,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/silas_honorary_degree_3_0.jpg?itok=cB9-VNFR"}}},"media_ids":["359041","359051"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"359291":{"#nid":"359291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"C\u0026EN story features Walton\u2019s research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChemical \u0026amp; Engineering News\u2019 (C\u0026amp;EN) Dec. 8 issue includes a story titled \u201cBuilding a Better Gas Mask\u201d that features work by Krista Walton, an associate professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWalton works with metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds, which are being studied as a potential filtration method for gas masks. The C\u0026amp;EN story refers to Walton\u2019s recent study that evaluated uptake of ammonia in certain variations of an MOF called UiO-66.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cen.acs.org\/articles\/92\/i49\/Building-Better-Gas-Mask.html\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E to read the full C\u0026amp;EN story.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Associate Professor Krista Walton\u0027s work with metal-organic framework compounds is part of a story about improving gas masks."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-29 16:38:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:46","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"338641":{"id":"338641","type":"image","title":"Krista Walton","body":null,"created":"1449245216","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:06:56","changed":"1475895051","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:51","alt":"Krista Walton","file":{"fid":"200589","name":"ksw-2013.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ksw-2013_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ksw-2013_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":312107,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ksw-2013_0.jpg?itok=6IW0G4iO"}}},"media_ids":["338641"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"352421":{"#nid":"352421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nenes to serve on national committee on atmospheric research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAthanasios Nenes, professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been invited to serve on a new National Academies Committee on the Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis committee is tasked with helping shape the research scene by setting priorities and needs for the next decade,\u201d Nenes said. \u201cIt is a wonderful honor to serve on this committee, and it is exciting to work with a diverse and distinguished group of people.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 12-member committee is appointed by the National Academy of Sciences. After input from the community, agencies and stakeholders, the committee will report a research strategy and identify where additional investments in research infrastructure could best advance scientific understanding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENenes\u2019 research at Georgia Tech focuses on aerosol-cloud interactions, climate change, and air pollution and its impacts on health and marine ecosystems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year he served as the conference chair for the American Association for Aerosol Research\u2019s 33rd Annual Conference; the conference is the premier gathering in the field of aerosol research and attracts researchers from throughout the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENenes also is an editor of the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and he is a Georgia Power Faculty Scholar and Cullen Peck Faculty Fellow.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Athanasios Nenes, professor in the School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been invited to serve on a new National Academies Committee on the Future of Atmospheric Chemistry Research."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-05 15:42:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312671":{"id":"312671","type":"image","title":"Thanos Nenes","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"Thanos Nenes","file":{"fid":"199884","name":"nenes2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3165239,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg?itok=YupRSEBe"}}},"media_ids":["312671"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"354471":{"#nid":"354471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty spotlight: Yoshiaki Kawajiri","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis feature on Yoshiaki Kawajiri, a faculty member in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, is part of the Strategic Energy Institute\u0027s (SEI) series of spotlights on Georgia Tech faculty members who conduct energy-related research. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here \u003C\/a\u003Efor more information about the SEI.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYoshiaki Kawajiri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant professor, School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch areas: biofuels, separations technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Kawajiri joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2008 after completing his Ph.D. study at Carnegie Mellon University and post-doctoral study at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Systems in Magdeburg, Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow. He had previously engaged in research and development of separation processes at Organo Corporation, Japan for four years. Dr. Kawajiri\u0027s research interests are in the interdisciplinary area of process systems engineering and separation engineering. In particular, his interests include dynamic optimization, control, and parameter estimation techniques applied to novel separation processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat brought you to Georgia Tech?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech has a large and diverse faculty in chemical engineering, in particular in separations and process systems engineering. Close and intensive collaborations within Georgia Tech were very attractive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat excites you most about your area of research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe propose solutions to many challenging problems. We develop and apply state-of-the-art techniques in systems engineering and separations. By carrying out interdisciplinary research, we work with people who have different expertise to solve the same problem. It is exciting to get to know experts in other fields and learning their research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy applications of your area of research?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy research addresses challenges in mathematical modeling and optimization for cyclic chemical processes. We are tackling many energy related problems, including biofuel production, carbon capture from flue gas, water splitting by solar energy, and nuclear fuel processing. Our approach is to apply modeling and computational optimization approaches to design efficient energy production processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can effective integration of adsorption\/separations technologies improve the power\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003Econversion process?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeparations are critical steps in most chemical energy processes. For example, in biofuel production processes, often the target compounds are found among many impurities, which would inhibit efficient production. To make the power conversion process more efficient, such impurities must be removed. Adsorption is a powerful technique that selectively removes impurities and recovers the target compounds.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech spotlights faculty members who conduct research related to energy issues."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-10 16:17:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"354481":{"id":"354481","type":"image","title":"Yoshiaki Kawajiri","body":null,"created":"1449245743","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:43","changed":"1475895084","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:24","alt":"Yoshiaki Kawajiri","file":{"fid":"201310","name":"kawajiri.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1264865,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kawajiri_0.jpg?itok=QGkrrU0b"}}},"media_ids":["354481"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"356451":{"#nid":"356451","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Prausnitz named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMark Prausnitz, a Regents\u2019 Professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). He joins an elite group of just 414 NAI Fellows worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe designation honors those who \u201chave demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrausnitz was chosen for the honor based on his revolutionary work in drug delivery technologies, especially microneedles, which are tiny needles (about 400 to 700 microns long) that can be designed as skin patches that provide a simple, painless and inexpensive way to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/02\/26\/self-administration-flu-vaccine-patch-may-be-feasible-study-suggests\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eadminister influenza, polio, measles and other vaccines\u003C\/a\u003E. Microneedles also can be prepared for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/347131\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emicroinjection into the eye \u003C\/a\u003Efor highly targeted therapies designed to increase drug effectiveness and safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur laboratory not only strives to advance scientific understanding and provide research training to students but also seeks to make inventions that can benefit society,\u201d Prausnitz said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrausnitz will be honored at the NAI Fellows Luncheon and Induction Ceremony at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena on March 20. The event is part of the organization\u2019s annual conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrausnitz also was \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/309131\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enamed to the list of the World\u2019s Most Influential Scientific Minds \u003C\/a\u003Ethis year.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mark Prausnitz, a ChBE faculty member, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). There are only 414 NAI Fellows worldwide."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-15 18:05:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"72459":{"id":"72459","type":"image","title":"Mark Prausnitz and microneedle patch","body":null,"created":"1449177930","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:25:30","changed":"1475894658","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:18"}},"media_ids":["72459"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"351671":{"#nid":"351671","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jones named 2014 AAAS Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChris Jones, a professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, was named a 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow in November.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJones was elected an AAAS Fellow in the Section on Chemistry for his \u201ccontribution to innovation, education and scientific leadership.\u201d He will be recognized at the 2015 AAAS Annual Meeting in February in San Jose, Calif.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElection as a fellow of AAAS, the world\u2019s largest general scientific society, is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Chris Jones, a ChBE professor, was elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow in the Section on Chemistry."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-03 15:25:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:37","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"351461":{"id":"351461","type":"image","title":"Christopher W. 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By targeting the drugs only to specific parts of the eye instead of the entire eye, researchers hope to increase effectiveness, limit side effects and reduce the amount of drug needed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor glaucoma, which affects about 2.2 million people in the United States and is the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, the goal is to develop time-release drugs that could replace daily administration of eye drops. A painless microneedle injection made once every three to six months \u2013 potentially during regular office visits \u2013 could improve treatment outcomes by providing consistent dosages and overcoming patient compliance issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the second disease, corneal neovascularization, corneal injury results in the growth of unwanted blood vessels that impair vision. To treat it, the researchers developed solid microneedles for delivering a dry drug compound that stops the vessel growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe power of microneedles for treating eye conditions is the ability to target delivery of the drug within the eye,\u201d said Mark Prausnitz, a Regents\u2019 professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u201cWe are developing different microneedle-based systems that can put the drug precisely into the part of the eye where it\u2019s needed. In many cases, we hope to couple that delivery with a controlled-release formulation that would allow one application to treat a condition for weeks or months.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research, which was supported by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was reported Nov. 13 in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology \u0026amp; Visual Science. The research was done using animal models and could become the first treatment technique to use microneedles for delivering drugs to treat diseases in the front of the eye.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlaucoma results from elevated pressure inside the eye that can be treated by reducing production of the aqueous humor fluid in the eye, increasing flow of the fluid from the eye or both. Glaucoma is now controlled by the use of eye drops, which must be applied daily. Studies show that as few as 56 percent of glaucoma patients follow the therapy protocol.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe microneedle therapy would inject drugs into space between two layers of the eye near the ciliary body, which produces the aqueous humor. The drug is retained near the injection side because it is formulated for increased viscosity. In studies with an animal model, the researchers were able to reduce intraocular pressure through the injections, showing that their drug got to the proper location in the eye.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBecause the injection narrowly targets delivery of the drug, researchers were able to bring about a pressure reduction by using just 1 percent of the amount of drug required to produce a similar decline with eye drops. The research team, which also included Georgia Tech postdoctoral fellow Yoo Chun Kim and Emory University Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology Henry Edelhauser, hopes to produce a time-release version of the drug that could be injected to provide therapy lasting for months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe ultimate goal for us would be for glaucoma patients visiting the doctor to get an injection that would last for the next six months, until the next time the patient needed to see the doctor,\u201d said Prausnitz. \u201cIf we can do away with the need for patients to use eye drops, we could potentially have better control of intraocular pressure and better treatment of glaucoma.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo treat corneal neovascularization, the researchers took a different approach, coating solid microneedles with an antibody-based drug that prevents the growth of blood vessels. They inserted the coated needles near the point of an injury, keeping them in place for approximately one minute until the drug dissolved into the cornea.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn an animal model, placement of the drug halted the growth of unwanted blood vessels for about two weeks after a single application. In addition to the researchers already mentioned, the corneal neovascularization research included Emory University Professor of Ophthalmology Hans Grossniklaus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the research reported in the journal did not include time-release versions of the drugs, a parallel project is evaluating potential formulations that would provide that feature.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEye injections with hypodermic needles much larger than the microneedles are routinely used to administer compounds into the center of eye. These injections are well tolerated, and Prausnitz expects the use of microneedles would also not cause significant side effects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIncreasingly, eye drops are not able to deliver drugs where they need to go, so injections into the eye are becoming more common,\u201d said Edelhauser. \u201cBut hypodermic needles were not designed for the eye and are not optimal for targeting drugs within the eye.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn contrast to the larger hypodermic needles, the microneedles are tailored to penetrate the eye only as far as needed to deliver the drugs to internal spaces within the layers of the eye. For the glaucoma drug, for instance, the needle is only about half a millimeter long, which is long enough to penetrate through the sclera, the outer layer of the eye, to the supraciliary space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth potential treatments would require additional animal testing before human trials could begin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYoo C. Kim, Henry F. Edelhauser and Mark R. Prausnitz hold microneedle patents, and Mark Prausnitz and Henry Edelhauser have significant financial interest in Clearside Biomedical, a company developing microneedle-based products for ocular delivery. This potential conflict of interest has been disclosed and is overseen by Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EResearch reported in this news release was supported by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award numbers R01EY022097 and R24EY017045. 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This is the first time the organization\u2019s highest-profile and best-attended conference of the year has been held in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,800 students attended the 2014 Annual Student Conference, making it the largest student conference ever. Key events of the student conference were held at Georgia Tech \u2014 the first time these events have taken place on a campus \u2014 on Nov. 16.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe popular annual Chem-E-Car Competition took place at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. Student groups from many institutions designed and built cars powered by chemical energy sources; the cars must travel a certain distance carrying a specified load. The Georgia Tech Chem-E-Car team was awarded the 2014 Best Use of Biological Reaction to Power Car award in the competition, which was won overall by the University of Utah team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChBE also hosted the student conference\u2019s recruiting fair, which featured more than 70 exhibitors from companies and colleges and universities, and held an evening banquet in the Ford Environmental Science and Technology building for academic department heads and other leaders in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Nov. 14 and 15, before the AIChE Annual Meeting got under way, ChBE held a weekend workshop for graduate students. The Graduate Student Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Creativity was led by members of Georgia Tech\u2019s VentureLab, which was ranked No. 2 in the United States by UBI Index in a 2014 global ranking of university-based business incubators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAIChE is the world\u2019s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals, with more than 45,000 members from more than 100 countries. The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. 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He has held positions in product development and innovation as well as in capital project management and manufacturing facility leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am thrilled that Chris is joining us in RBI and ChBE,\u201d said David Sholl, ChBE chair. \u201cHis extensive industrial experience and connections will be invaluable to making our strong programs in renewable bioproducts and pulp and paper even better.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor several years, Luettgen has served on the RBI Industry Board of Advisors, and he is the current vice chairman of the Technical Association of the Pulp \u0026amp; Paper Industry. 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But when Kwanghun Chung completed his degree in chemical and biological engineering in Seoul in 2005, he made the long trek to Atlanta to earn his Ph.D. and work in Hang Lu\u2019s research group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI chose Georgia Tech ChBE because I had deep faith in the breadth and the depth of the program,\u201d said Chung, now an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u201cMoreover, I found Dr. Lu\u2019s research fascinating and really wanted to work with her.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe appeal of Lu\u2019s research, which involves studying the neurological systems of C. elegans (a tiny transparent roundworm) and developing microfluidic devices to serve as micro biological systems, made it tricky to land a spot in her research group. Fortunately, Chung had a plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo impress her, I gave her a thick folder including my standard operating procedure, all the papers that I read that were relevant to her research, and silly proposals. Luckily, she decided to work with me,\u201d Chung said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChung continued to impress throughout his work in Lu\u2019s group. His work included developing a sorting device for the worms, a cell ablator and embryo traps. In 2009, he became the first of Lu\u2019s mentees to earn a Ph.D.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELu said Chung stands out not only because he was her first student to earn a Ph.D.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cKwanghun has always struck me as being extremely curious, creative and focused,\u201d she said. \u201cThese are great traits for being a scientist.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany ChBE graduates go on to successful careers in industry, but Lu believes it is important to encourage students to become the next generation of academic leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChung is an example of a student who was inspired by a faculty member and took the baton.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy experience working with [Lu] was absolutely crucial in my career development,\u201d he said. \u201cShe helped me fall in love with science. Once you get to love something at such a level, everything else follows naturally. The most important takeaway from her was the pure passion for science. I decided to stay in academia because it\u2019s undoubtedly one of the best places to do real science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChung also patterns his interaction with students after the way he was treated during his years at Georgia Tech \u2014 particularly his experience working with Lu.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe really cares about her students and respects them. She treated me like a friend and a colleague back at Georgia Tech and still does,\u201d he said. \u201cI know from my short experience as a professor that it\u2019s not easy to treat your students in such a way. It requires true passion in educating the next batch of scientists. This is something that I try not to forget every moment in my life these days.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChung\u2019s time at ChBE brought many successes. One accomplishment of which he is especially proud is the Ziegler Award for best research paper, on which he collaborated with Jae Kyu Cho of Victor Breedveld\u2019s research group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut even the setbacks provided opportunities to learn, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI got scooped twice during my Ph.D. Actually, both of my two main Ph.D. projects were scooped,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s probably one of the most depressing things that can happen to Ph.D. students. However, when it happened to me, I felt surprisingly OK. In fact, it made me realize how much I enjoyed doing research itself and not the reward afterward.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlso, I learned that if you believe in the value of your science, it doesn\u2019t matter who does it first. As Dr. Lu helped me find the true joy of doing science, I am trying to help my students have fun in the lab to boot.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also is teaching his students not to see limitations to chemical engineering. Chemical engineers can bring new perspective to decades-long problems in fields such as biology and medicine, including neuroscience, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cChemical engineers are exceptionally well-trained for studying complex biological systems because we have expert understanding of core concepts \u2014 such as mass\/heat transfer, kinetics and chemistry \u2014 that govern the biological world,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe chemical engineers can make a big impact in biology and medicine.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Assistant professor at MIT credits ChBE mentor with instilling love of science"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The assistant professor at MIT credits his ChBE mentor, Hang Lu, with instilling his love of science."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-10-30 14:53:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:23","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"338681":{"id":"338681","type":"image","title":"Kwanghun Chung","body":null,"created":"1449245216","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:06:56","changed":"1475895053","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:53","alt":"Kwanghun Chung","file":{"fid":"200590","name":"kwanghun_chung2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kwanghun_chung2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kwanghun_chung2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46635,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kwanghun_chung2_0.jpg?itok=Gv9gyyRq"}}},"media_ids":["338681"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"340631":{"#nid":"340631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meredith\u0027s research earns grant from Gates Foundation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJ. Carson Meredith, professor and associate chair for graduate studies in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeredith will pursue an innovative global health and development research project titled \u201cPollen-Based Assays of Intestinal Mucus Water Content and Rheology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrand Challenges Explorations funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can break the mold in how persistent global health and development challenges are solved. Meredith\u2019s project is one of more than 60 GCE grants announced today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeredith\u2019s work will focus on developing a rapid and low-cost diagnostic for childhood enteric diseases, such as diarrhea. These diseases are a worldwide problem and a leading cause of childhood mortality. Because children\u2019s intestinal tracts are very different from those of adults, it is difficult for researchers to predict how their intestinal mucus layer will behave under stress. That mucus layer is critical to absorbing nutrients. If it\u2019s damaged by disease, it won\u2019t function as well, and endemic gastrointestinal diseases can result.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeredith has proposed a novel, low-cost method to test the health of the mucus lining in children by using both natural and synthetic pollen particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNature provides great sources of complex microparticles that can be adapted for engineering applications,\u201d Meredith said. \u201cPollen grains are covered with unique nanoscale spines that I believe will make them excellent but inexpensive sensors of mucus function.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPollen is sticky and edible, can survive in harsh environments and has a variety of spiny appendages, sizes and shapes. The first step of Meredith\u2019s work will be to characterize how fast different synthetic pollen shells travel through viscous liquids that simulate what\u2019s inside the gut. This part of the work will involve collaboration with Victor Breedveld, also a ChBE faculty member.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGrand Challenges Explorations is a $100 million initiative funded by the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation since 2008. More than 1,070 projects in more than 60 countries have received GCE grants, and the program is open to all disciplines and organizations. The foundation is accepting applications for the current GCE round until Nov. 12. For more information about Grand Challenges Explorations, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gcgh.grandchallenges.org\/Explorations\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gcgh.grandchallenges.org\/Explorations\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhoto captions:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 1:\u003C\/strong\u003E J. Carson Meredith has received a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. Photo by Jenna Leigh Studios.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 2:\u003C\/strong\u003E Meredith\u2019s work will focus on developing a rapid and low-cost diagnostic for childhood enteric diseases, such as diarrhea. Meredith has proposed a novel, low-cost method to test the health of the mucus lining in children by using both synthetic and natural pollen particles, such as sunflower pollen, seen here in an electron microscope image. Photo by Haisheng Lin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStory by Brett Israel. Courtesy of Research News at Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"J. Carson Meredith, a professor in the School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill \u0026 Melinda Gates Foundation."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-11-04 15:45:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:23","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"340531":{"id":"340531","type":"image","title":"J. Carson Meredith","body":null,"created":"1449245585","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:13:05","changed":"1475895055","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:55","alt":"J. 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Krypton-85 and Xenon-136 are released as off-gases when spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKr-85 is radioactive and must be stored as waste for many years. Separating it from the much larger amount of non-radioactive Xe-136 present in the off-gas would greatly reduce the volume of waste for storage, and purified Xe-136 is a commercially valuable gas used in applications such as lighting, anesthesia and medical imaging.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConventional methods for separating these gases involve distillation at cryogenic temperatures, which is not considered economical. The two noble gases are chemically inert, making it difficult to find high-performance, radiation-resistant separation materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENair\u2019s project will develop porous inorganic zeolite membranes for this purpose. It involves a close collaboration with Ramesh Bhave and Barry Spencer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tenn.); they will be involved in evaluating the radiation-resistance of the membranes under realistic conditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStory by Allison Caughey, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Sankar Nair, a faculty member in the Georgia Tech School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering, and his research group received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund a nuclear energy research and development project."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-08-27 15:42:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:59","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"319551":{"#nid":"319551","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ChBE seeking tenure-track faculty members","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering seeks candidates for multiple tenure-track faculty positions. Successful candidates will develop internationally recognized research programs in a collaborative environment that emphasizes both fundamental and industrially oriented research while contributing to the School\u2019s educational excellence. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutstanding candidates from any field with an interest in working in a chemical and biomolecular engineering program are encouraged to apply, but areas of particular interest include synthetic biology, systems engineering, soft matter, energy sciences and nanomanufacturing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECandidates should have a Ph.D. in chemical engineering or a related field. To apply, send a single PDF file to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:faculty.candidates@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efaculty.candidates@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E that includes a cover letter, curriculum vitae, description of the proposed research program and teaching plans, and a list of at least three professional references.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe School is part of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering. All of Georgia Tech\u2019s undergraduate and graduate engineering programs are ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech is an equal opportunity employer and a unit of the University System of Georgia. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech seeks candidates for multiple tenure-track faculty positions. Successful candidates will develop internationally recognized research programs in a collaborative environment that emphas"}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-08-27 16:05:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:59","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"319521":{"id":"319521","type":"image","title":"ChBE faculty ad","body":null,"created":"1449244997","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:03:17","changed":"1475895029","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:29","alt":"ChBE faculty ad","file":{"fid":"200060","name":"faculty_positions_ad.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faculty_positions_ad_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faculty_positions_ad_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2534653,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/faculty_positions_ad_0.jpg?itok=3l7W05GL"}}},"media_ids":["319521"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"316591":{"#nid":"316591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech College of Engineering ranked No. 6 in world","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering at Georgia Tech is No. 6 on the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The ranking has been issued every year since 2003 by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.shanghairanking.com\/FieldENG2014.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here \u003C\/a\u003Eto see the full list of engineering\/technology and computer sciences rankings, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.shanghairanking.com\/aboutarwu.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here \u003C\/a\u003Eto read more about the ARWU.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Engineering at Georgia Tech is No. 6 on the Academic Ranking of World Universities."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-08-18 14:51:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:56","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"312651":{"#nid":"312651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nenes named Cullen-Peck Fellow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThanos Nenes, a professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering as well as the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of four faculty members to be named a 2014 Cullen-Peck Fellow by the Georgia Tech College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn announcing the awards, Dean Paul M. Goldbart recognized Nenes for his \u201cfar-reaching work on the conversion of aerosols into cloud drops. Aerosols, which are suspended atmospheric particles, have a major impact on climate and weather through their scattering and absorbing of sunlight and by providing \u2018seeds\u2019 to form cloud drops and ice crystals. [Nenes] is now initiating an exploration of the emerging field of cloud particle nucleation by bioaerosols (e.g., suspended bacteria and virus particles), whose role in the atmosphere as environmental toxins and cloud and ice nuclei is not well understood.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Cullen-Peck Fellows awards are made possible by alumni Frank Cullen and Libby Peck. The other 2014 recipients were Sung Ha Kang, an associate professor in the School of Mathematics; Raquel Lieberman, an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Shina Tan, an assistant professor in the School of Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChBE faculty member Thanos Nenes has been named one of the 2014 Cullen-Peck Fellows by the Georgia Tech College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Thanos Nenes has been named one of the 2014 Cullen-Peck Fellows by the Georgia Tech College of Sciences."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-08-05 16:37:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:52","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"312671":{"id":"312671","type":"image","title":"Thanos Nenes","body":null,"created":"1449244929","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:09","changed":"1475895022","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:22","alt":"Thanos Nenes","file":{"fid":"199884","name":"nenes2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3165239,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nenes2_0.jpg?itok=YupRSEBe"}}},"media_ids":["312671"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"314681":{"#nid":"314681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sholl featured by Australian podcast program \u2018Up Close\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring summer visits to universities in Australia, David Sholl, chair of the Georgia Tech School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, gave a half-hour interview to the University of Melbourne for its \u201cUp Close\u201d online talk show.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESholl spoke about using high-tech metal hydrides and metal-organic frameworks to increase nuclear power stations\u2019 efficiency and to capture carbon dioxide emissions in coal-fired power plants.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cUp Close\u201d is heard in 170 countries, and episodes are downloaded about 40,000 times per month, according to the website.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/upclose.unimelb.edu.au\/episode\/311-compound-benefits-creating-new-materials-aid-cleaner-energy-generation\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E to listen to Sholl\u2019s interview.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring summer visits to universities in Australia, David Sholl, chair of the Georgia Tech School of Chemical \u0026amp; 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Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:news@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"310151":{"#nid":"310151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hands-on theatrical experience takes students to the molecular level","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not immediately obvious to many people how running, singing and passing erasers as directed by an audio recording \u2014 sort of a high-tech version of \u201cSimon Says\u201d \u2014 can help high school students learn scientific concepts such as molecule alignment and assembly. But Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Chemical Evolution and Out of Hand Theater are showing how the arts can help students tackle complex scientific studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn June 27, high school students and teachers from the Georgia Intern Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT) program gathered in the courtyard outside Georgia Tech\u2019s Instructional Center for a 20-minute hands-on exercise called \u201cGroup Intelligence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMartha Grover, a faculty member in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, serves as a science advisor for \u201cGroup Intelligence,\u201d which was developed by Out of Hand Theater and is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur goal is to suggest analogies between groups of molecules and groups of people,\u201d Grover said. \u201cThe participants experience the assembly and draw their own conclusions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe and Ariel Fristoe, co-artistic director of Out of Hand Theater, observed as the group followed the instructions given by a woman\u2019s voice on the recording:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrganize yourselves by eye color. Run in haphazard directions until you all start to run in the same pattern. Sing whatever song comes to mind and mingle until everyone is singing the same song (this group ended up with \u201cThe Wheels on the Bus\u201d). Form two lines and pass erasers down the lines without dropping them or moving your feet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBehind the activities are lessons about the importance of diversity, collaboration, leadership and competition in molecular formations and the development and functioning of living things.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELindsay Whiteman, a chemistry and biology teacher at Sprayberry High School in Marietta and a GIFT recipient, was participating in a \u201cGroup Intelligence\u201d for the first time and gauging whether it would be an effective tool for her classrooms this fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe \u2018Group Intelligence\u2019 activity seemed like a great way for students to understand conceptually how molecules behave when they cannot see or fathom what is going on at the molecular level,\u201d Whiteman said. \u201cHigh school students struggle with abstract thought and spatial understanding, so this forces them to see how the molecules assemble and understand that they are working toward a common goal and that these natural forces create this act of group intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe students really seemed to enjoy the activity itself and made many connections during our group discussion afterward about what each step represented. I will definitely be using this in my class.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the activity or to order it for a classroom experience, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.outofhandtheater.com\/2014\/03\/25\/group-intelligence-educational-version\/%20\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhoto captions:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E PHOTO 1:\u003C\/strong\u003E Participants in \u201cGroup Intelligence\u201d self-assemble into groups of three to form equilateral triangles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 2:\u003C\/strong\u003E Martha Grover (left), ChBE professor and part of the Center for Chemical Evolution, and Ariel Fristoe, co-artistic director at Out of Hand Theater, watch the \u201cGroup Intelligence\u201d activity under way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 3:\u003C\/strong\u003E Participants form a human DNA 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Prausnitz had highly cited papers ranking in the top 1 percent by citations for their field and year of publication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Thomson Reuters, \u201cthese researchers are, undoubtedly, among the most influential scientific minds of our time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFour other College of Engineering faculty members \u2014\u0026nbsp;Ian Akyildiz, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ye (Geoffrey) Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Zhong Lin Wang, Materials Science and Engineering; and Younan Xia, Biomedical Engineering \u2014 also were on the list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/node\/308771\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMark Prausnitz, a ChBE faculty member, has been listed among the 2014 World\u0027s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson Reuters.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mark Prausnitz, a ChBE faculty member, has been listed among the 2014 World\u0027s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson Reuters."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-07-17 14:57:30","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:45","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"309141":{"id":"309141","type":"image","title":"Mark Prausnitz","body":null,"created":"1449244726","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:58:46","changed":"1475895017","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:17","alt":"Mark Prausnitz","file":{"fid":"199818","name":"prausnitz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/prausnitz_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/prausnitz_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":487904,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/prausnitz_0.jpg?itok=btoTEw9f"}}},"media_ids":["309141"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"307261":{"#nid":"307261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two ChBE alumni honored by College of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo graduates of the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering were honored at the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Alumni Awards on April 5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EXiaoping \u201cPeter\u201d Long (ChBE Ph.D.\u201998) received an Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, and Sean Corcoran (ChBE \u201995) received a Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong, who studied pulp and paper engineering under Jeff Hsieh at ChBE, now is president of Shanghai, China-based Innovative Material and Devices Inc., which develops, manufactures and sells functional material for the medical fields. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award honors highly placed executives who are active in engineering or management, industry, academia or government and who have made impressive contributions in their careers. Long was one of 11 honorees this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECorcoran is vice president of corporate development at Neustar Inc., a Virginia-based information services and analytics company. He was one of six recipients of the 2014 Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award, which recognizes future leaders in their profession. Recipients are on the \u201cfast track,\u201d have advanced rapidly within their organizations and have distinguished themselves through professional practice and\/or service to Georgia Tech, the profession or society at large. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cI am honored to receive this award and privileged to be recognized alongside so many impressive professionals,\u201d Corcoran said. \u201cMy education at the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, along with the continued support from the entire Georgia Tech community, has been a key component of my professional development and success.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach year, the College of Engineering induction ceremony recognizes alumni who have contributed to the profession, advanced in their careers and enhanced others\u2019 personal and professional lives. 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Please \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty-positions\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here \u003C\/a\u003Efor more information about the position. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe renaming of the RBI reflects its broadened research mission, which goes beyond papermaking to include technologies that produce chemicals, biofuels and new material products from forest raw materials. For more information about the renaming and expanded mission, please \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/05\/22\/institute-paper-science-and-technology-renamed-renewable-bioproducts-institute%20\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new Professor of Practice position in ChBE will support the Renewable Bioproducts Institute."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-06-02 16:26:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:29","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"298391":{"#nid":"298391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Advanced paper opens possibilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPaper is known for its ability to absorb liquids, making it ideal for products such as paper towels. But by modifying the underlying network of cellulose fibers, etching off surface \u201cfluff\u201d and applying a thin chemical coating, researchers have created a new type of paper that repels a wide variety of liquids \u2013 including water and oil.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe paper takes advantage of the so-called \u0022lotus effect\u0022 \u2013 used by leaves of the lotus plant \u2013 to repel liquids through the creation of surface patterns at two different size scales and the application of a chemical coating. The material, developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, uses nanometer- and micron-scale structures, plus a surface fluorocarbon, to turn old-fashioned paper into an advanced material.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe modified paper could be used as the foundation for a new generation of inexpensive biomedical diagnostics in which liquid samples would flow along patterns printed on the paper using special hydrophobic ink and an ordinary desktop printer. This paper could also provide an improved packaging material that would be less expensive than other oil- and water-repelling materials, while being both recyclable and sustainable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPaper is a very heterogeneous material composed of fibers with different sizes, different lengths and a non-circular cross-section,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hess\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hess\u0022\u003EDennis Hess\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cWe believe this is the first time that a superamphiphobic surface \u2013 one that repels all fluids \u2013 has been created on a flexible, traditional and heterogeneous material like paper.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearch leading to development of the superamphiphobic paper has been supported by the Institute for Paper Science and Technology (IPST) at Georgia Tech. Details were published online May 24 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EACS Applied Materials \u0026amp; Interfaces\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new paper, which is both superhydrophobic (water-repelling) and super oleophobic (oil-repelling), can be made from standard softwood and hardwood fibers using a modified paper process. In addition to Hess, the research team included Lester Li, a graduate research assistant, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/breedveld\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/faculty\/breedveld\u0022\u003EVictor Breedveld\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProducing the new paper begins with breaking up cellulose fibers into smaller structures using a mechanical grinding process. As in traditional paper processing, the fibers are then pressed in the presence of water \u2013 but then the water is removed and additional processing is done with the chemical butanol. Use of butanol inhibits the hydrogen bonding that normally takes place between cellulose fibers, allowing better control of their spacing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe desirable properties we are seeking are mainly controlled by the geometry of the fibers,\u201d Hess explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe second step involves using an oxygen plasma etching process \u2013 a technique commonly used in the microelectronics industry \u2013 to remove the layer of amorphous \u201cfluffy\u201d cellulose surface material, exposing the crystalline cellulose nanofibrils. The process thereby uncovers smaller cellulose structures and provides a second level of \u201croughness\u201d with the proper geometry needed to repel liquids.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, a thin coating of a fluoropolymer is applied over the network of cellulose fibers. In testing, the paper was able to repel water, motor oil, ethylene glycol and n-hexadecane solvent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers have printed patterns onto their paper using a hydrophobic ink and a desktop printer. Droplets applied to the pattern remain on the ink pattern, repelled by the adjacent superamphiphobic surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat capability could facilitate development of inexpensive biomedical diagnostic tests in which a droplet containing antigens could be rolled along a printed surface where it would encounter diagnostic chemicals. If appropriate reagents are used, the specific color or color intensity of the patterns could indicate the presence of a disease. Because the droplets adhere tightly to the printed lines or dots, the samples can be sent to a laboratory for additional testing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have shown that we can do the operations necessary for a microfluidic device,\u201d Hess said. \u201cWe can move the droplet along a pattern, split the droplet and transfer the droplet from one piece of paper to another. We can do all of these operations on a two-dimensional surface.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Hess, Li and Breedveld, creating a superhydrophobic suface was relatively straightforward because water has a high surface tension. For oils, which have a low surface tension, the key to creating the repellent surface is to create re-entrant \u2013 or undercut \u2013 angles between the droplets and the surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrevious examples of superamphiphobic surfaces have been made on rigid surfaces through lithographic techniques. Such processes tend to produce fragile surfaces that are prone to damage, Hess said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe principal challenge has been to create high-performance in a material that is anything but geometrically regular and consistent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWorking with heterogeneous materials is fascinating, but it\u2019s very difficult not just to control them, because there is no inherent consistent structure, but also to change the processing conditions so you can get something that, on average, is what you need,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a real learning experience for us.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new paper has so far been made in samples about four inches on a side, but Hess sees no reason why the process couldn\u2019t be scaled up. Though long-term testing of the new paper hasn\u2019t been done, Hess is encouraged by what he\u2019s seen so far.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECourtesy of Research News at Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis research was featured in the May 31, 2013, issue of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324412604578515310574797872.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_5\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887324412604578515310574797872.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_5\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Wall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Modified, water-repellent paper could be used as the foundation for a new generation of inexpensive biomedical diagnostics."}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-05-20 15:09:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-05-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"350861":{"#nid":"350861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ChBE student\u2019s video takes top prize","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAccurately, effectively communicating what they do can be intimidating to many researchers. Asking them to summarize the activities of their labs in two-minute videos can make them break out into a cold sweat.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut for Nils Persson, a graduate student in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, it was no sweat. Persson won the grand prize of $2,500 in the Georgia Tech Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) Research Video Contest for his two-minute video, called \u201cThe Art of Spin.\u201d The video uses the spinning-paint artistic approach to illustrate the experimental methods used by the Reichmanis Research Group.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve been making movies since junior high, so when I see a chance to make a movie, I always take it,\u201d said Persson, who is co-advised by ChBE faculty members Martha Grover and Elsa Reichmanis. \u201cVideos are the most exciting when things on screen are moving, but the only thing in our lab that moves is the spin-coater, so that was a natural starting point. The rest of the movement occurs on a molecular level while our polymers are crystallizing, so I had to find a way to show that.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe options there are basically time-resolved electron microscopy, molecular dynamics simulations or pushing a bunch of wires and paper dots around on my dining room table to make stop-motion animations, so that choice was pretty easy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe contest objective is to \u201ccreate a unique, succinct, two-minute video that communicates the significance and challenges in your research.\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vimeo.com\/104133637\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here \u003C\/a\u003Eto watch Persson\u2019s award-winning video.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhoto captions:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 1:\u003C\/strong\u003E Nils Persson used a GoPro camera, mounted on a light post, to capture the action from above.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPHOTO 2:\u003C\/strong\u003E Nils Persson with his award-winning video\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Graduate student Nils Persson won the grand prize in the Georgia Tech Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) Research Video Contest for \u0022The Art of Spin.\u0022"}],"uid":"28045","created_gmt":"2014-12-01 19:14:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:22","author":"Amy Schneider","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"357261":{"id":"357261","type":"image","title":"Video award GoPro camera mounted on light post","body":null,"created":"1449245767","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:07","changed":"1475895091","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:31","alt":"Video award GoPro camera mounted on light post","file":{"fid":"201439","name":"img_0623.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0623_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0623_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":256799,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_0623_0.jpeg?itok=R1IpxKkZ"}},"357271":{"id":"357271","type":"image","title":"Nils Persson and his award-winning video","body":null,"created":"1449245767","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:07","changed":"1475895091","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:31","alt":"Nils Persson and his award-winning video","file":{"fid":"201440","name":"dsc_0920.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0920_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_0920_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":192074,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_0920_0.jpeg?itok=rgaF7r88"}}},"media_ids":["357261","357271"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmy Schneider\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; 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He and four other Georgia Tech graduate students spent six weeks in Alabama\u2019s Talladega National Forest, surrounded by thousands of acres of nature. Don\u2019t confuse it for a camping trip amongst friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead of pitching tents and relying on their wits and primitive tools, the students were holed up in temporary labs, working with sophisticated research instruments. They spent a month and a half participating in the largest U.S. atmospheric chemistry field project in decades \u2013 the Southeast Atmosphere Study (SAS). The initiative brought together dozens of national and international institutions. The research teams used instrumentation onboard aircraft and ground sites aimed at better understanding how chemicals emitted by human activities and plants interact with each other and affect air quality and climate in the southeastern United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a very exciting experience,\u201d Xu said. \u201cBut it was not easy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELong days were the norm for the researchers. Xu, Katerina Bougiatioti, Kate Cerully, Hongyu Guo and Laura King arrived at a community of trailers in the forest each morning around 7:30. That\u2019s where they oversaw an organized maze of tubes, filters and specialized instruments that constantly collected and analyzed molecules and particles from the atmosphere. Data were acquired and preliminary analyses were discussed daily between the team and with the other scientists on site. The days ended in the evening, when all five students went back to the same cabin to unwind and rest.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group used a cloud condensation nuclei spectrometer, high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer, particle-into-liquid-sampler and a custom-built thermal denuder to measure aerosol properties. The instruments provide unique insight on how organic emissions from trees affect the relationship between air chemistry and climate change. Integrated in a way never done before, the new measurement capability was made possible through combining the expertise of Georgia Tech faculty members Athanasios Nenes, Rodney Weber, Michael Bergin, Nga Lee Ng and their students. The team, representing Georgia Tech\u2019s Colleges of Engineering and Sciences, also used instruments onboard specialized airplanes that flew all over the southeastern United States, including over the research site, gathering samples at higher altitudes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128289\u0022\u003EAccording to the National Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the funding agencies that supported the SAS initiative, scientists have known for years that human-made pollutants can interact with plant-emitted organic compounds, turning them into airborne particles.\u003C\/p\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences graduate student Hongyu Guo measures how atmospheric particles are interacting with sunlight.\u003Cp\u003EThose particles may affect air quality, human health and climate. Because the southeastern United States is one of the few places on the planet with a cooling trend over the last century \u2013 an effect thought to be caused by aerosols \u2013 the SAS put down roots in rural Alabama.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe fact that so many institutes and universities were gathered in one location, each using different techniques to study the same thing, is amazing,\u201d said Bougiatioti, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBiogenic and anthropogenic emissions on their own can make significant amounts of particles,\u201d said Nenes, Professor and Georgia Power Faculty Scholar in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE). \u201cWhat is really interesting is that upon mixing, anthropogenic and biogenic emissions make considerably more particles. We don\u2019t really know why. The data collected in Alabama is the most complete to date for helping us answer the question.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWeber (EAS) saw evidence for this possible effect a number of years ago while studying aerosols on the Georgia Tech campus. 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While at DSM, Dickens became the youngest person and first African-American to win DSM\u2019s prestigious salesperson of the year award in 2002.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2002, he co-founded City Living Home Furnishings in Atlanta, a family-run operation that grew into a multi-million dollar business with two locations and over 20 employees. City Living won numerous awards including Atlanta\u2019s Best Contemporary Furniture store (2005) and one of the top 50 furniture retailers in the nation by Home Accents magazine. Dickens oversaw City Living\u2019s operations, finance, and marketing efforts until 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat year, Dickens decided to return to his alma mater to serve as the Assistant Director of Outreach Initiatives for Georgia Tech\u2019s OMED: Educational Services, a department within the Office of Institute Diversity. In this role, he manages the graduate recruitment program and helps hundreds of undergraduate students and their parents successfully transition into college life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta City Council is the main municipal legislative body for the city of\u0026nbsp;Atlanta, Georgia. It consists of 15 members elected from districts within the city. The Atlanta City Government is divided into three bodies: the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The Atlanta City Council serves as the legislative branch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Csub\u003EArticle courtesy of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/sub\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2014-01-06 14:48:02","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:36","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"264131":{"id":"264131","type":"image","title":"Andre Dickens","body":null,"created":"1449244014","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:46:54","changed":"1475894950","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:10","alt":"Andre Dickens","file":{"fid":"198461","name":"85ca8cec9b095481eeef2e7565d3a0a3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/85ca8cec9b095481eeef2e7565d3a0a3_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/85ca8cec9b095481eeef2e7565d3a0a3_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":41183,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/85ca8cec9b095481eeef2e7565d3a0a3_0.jpg?itok=ffk8JmO4"}}},"media_ids":["264131"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/content\/chemical-engineering-alumnus-sworn-atlanta-city-council","title":"CoE Article"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKatie Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"265081":{"#nid":"265081","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Reichmanis Receives Brook Byers Professorship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElsa Reichmanis, a professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech, was\u0026nbsp;selected as\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;a recipient of the Brook Byers Professorship. 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With a proposed total budget of $927,000, her project is titled, \u201cElucidating synaptic regulators \u003Cem\u003Evia\u003C\/em\u003E high-throughput morphological characterization.\u201d Using the nematode \u003Cem\u003ECaenorhabditis elegans \u003C\/em\u003Eas a model, the proposed work aims to understand how synapses (connections between neurons in our brain) are shaped by environmental and activity-dependent factors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe K99\/R00 Pathway to Independence Award is an award given by NIH to postdoctoral scientists to support their transition into an independent faculty appointment. This award provides support for a one- to two-year postdoctoral mentored phase and a successive three-year independent phase as a principal investigator. The main objective of this grant is to support promising scientists in the early stages of their career and accelerate their transition to an independent research position.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis competitive award is one of the few available for non-U.S. citizens and is a great complement for prospective faculty candidates. Current faculty members of the Georgia Tech community who have won this award include Dr. Brandon Dixon (Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Matthew Torres (Biology).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter completing undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) and working in industry for a couple of years, Adriana moved to the United States from her native Mexico to pursue a graduate degree at Georgia Tech. She completed her Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering under the supervision of Dr. Sven Behrens, working on stimulus-responsive microcapsules and emulsions. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Hang Lu\u2019s lab, where she and others work on integrated engineering systems to perform high-throughput experiments with the nematode \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E to answer biological questions that cannot be addressed with conventional methods. 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Now an engineer herself, McCoy\u2019s young career has taken her to Chile, Zambia, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, where she\u2019ll soon return to study as a Rhodes Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve always had an idea in my mind of what a Rhodes Scholar should be and I don\u2019t feel like I fit that mold, so I\u2019ve somewhat been in a state of shock since they told me I won,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Rhodes Scholarship is widely recognized as the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship award in the world. McCoy, a native of Dallas, Texas, who earned a bachelor\u2019s in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Georgia Tech in May 2012, will pursue a Master of Science in Environmental and Chemical Engineering by Research at Oxford University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcCoy\u2019s trajectory over the past five years has been slowly building to this pinnacle fellowship. She came into Tech as a President\u2019s Scholar, where she created a mentoring program that she then served in for three years. 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With three other Tech students and alumni, she founded Tubing Operations for Humanitarian Logistics (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/thetohl.com\/\u0022\u003ETOHL\u003C\/a\u003E) in 2011, which developed an efficient, economically viable solution for getting water to remote places, particularly during disaster relief.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter living through the 2010 Chilean earthquake and seeing communities go without water for weeks, I appreciated the need for water solutions that quickly service large communities for sustained time periods,\u201d McCoy said in her Rhodes application.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETOHL went on to earn $40,000 from the Chilean government to participate in Startup Chile in 2012, as well as second place in Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/i2s\/\u0022\u003EIdeas to SERVE competition\u003C\/a\u003E. At the same time, McCoy competed for TOHL in Village Capital, a 10-week, $50,000 social enterprise incubator competition. TOHL also recently earned $75,000 at the Tech Awards gala in Silicon Valley.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAside from TOHL, McCoy\u2019s global reach has included serving as a consultant to Partners in Performance, where she\u2019s currently working on an assignment in Mexico City to reduce costs and optimize the supply chain at a gold company, as well as with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/zamrize.org\/\u0022\u003EZamrize\u003C\/a\u003E, a Zambian venture founded by fellow Tech alumna and Rhodes Scholar Joy Buolamwini last year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStateside, McCoy has worked in engineering for both BP and Shell Oil Company, and received a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology from Singularity University, a competitive Silicon Valley post-graduate educational opportunity focused on empowering leaders to address humanity\u2019s grand challenges. There, she helped develop Authentise, a patented software platform that lets users access proprietary 3D printing designs and earned 100,000 GBP from the U.K. Intellectual Proprietary Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe combination of all these experiences, especially zeroing in on social enterprise, led to McCoy\u2019s decision to pursue a graduate degree in engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI felt that things would have been a ton easier if I had a stronger technical skillset and product development experience,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStill, McCoy has been acknowledged by numerous campus entities for her entrepreneurial spirit and drive. She\u2019s been recognized by the Student Government Association, Society of Women Engineers, and Omicron Delta Kappa, to name a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEven the Rhodes Trust has had its eye on McCoy before \u2014\u0026nbsp;she first interviewed as a finalist two years ago.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI didn\u2019t have as strong of a sense then as I do now of who I am and what direction I want to take with my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m actually glad I wasn\u2019t chosen then because there was a lot I needed to explore about myself and the real world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPersonal growth is typical for students aspiring to attain awards such as the Rhodes scholarship, whether or not they ultimately win.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWorking on an application for a national award is a process that requires a student to look inward as well as ahead,\u201d said Karen Adams, associate director of the Fellowships Office. \u201cStudents do not know what they will do the rest of their lives, but they do need to have a plan for what they will do during the award and afterward. 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She\u2019ll work on a research project focused on problems with water management and purification, with the goal of removing heavy metals from water, and hopes to expand the scope to include additional mechanical and electrical engineering themes, finally combining many of her passions in one project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve felt for so long that I\u2019ve been torn between classes and work, and entrepreneurial and tech creation projects, and now I can combine them,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m blessed that I\u2019m coming into this program with enhanced perspective on the world and what I can do to change it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s at this intersection of cutting-edge technology and international service where McCoy thrives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMelissa\u2019s aspiration is to use her passion for improving the human condition, pair it with her outstanding education, and with her ability to lead and inspire people, to create and deliver much-needed solutions for the developing world,\u201d Pap said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the second straight year the Rhodes Trust has awarded one of its prestigious scholarships to a member of the Georgia Tech community, which has had eight Rhodes scholars in total. 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For the paper, which is titled, \u0022Sound and heat revolutions in phononics,\u0022 Maldovan reviewed\u0026nbsp;sonic and thermal diodes; acoustic and thermal cloaking; optomechanical crystals; hypersonic phononic crystals; thermoelectrics; and thermocrystals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Csub\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s Research News covered Maldovan\u0027s research in a recent article titled, \u0022Fantastic Phonons: Blocking Sound, Channeling Heat with \u0027Unprecedented Precision.\u0027\u0022 The article below was written by Brett Israel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/sub\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFantastic Phonons: Blocking Sound, Channeling Heat with \u0027Unprecedented Precision\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022intro-text\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EImagine living on a bustling city block, but free from the noise of car horns and people on the street. The emerging field of phononics could one day make this a reality.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe phonon, like the photon or electron, is a physical particle that travels like waves, representing mechanical vibration. Phonons transmit everyday sound and heat. Recent progress in phononics has led to the development of new ideas and devices that are using phononic properties to control sound and heat, according to a new review in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne application that has scientists buzzing is the possibility of controlling sound waves by designing and fabricating cloaking shells to guide acoustic waves around a certain object \u2013 an entire building, perhaps \u2013 so that whatever is inside the shell is invisible to the sound waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe future possibilities for phonons might also solve the biggest challenges in energy consumption and buildings today. Understanding and controlling the phononic properties of materials could lead to novel technologies to thermally insulate buildings, reduce environmental noise, transform waste heat into electricity and develop earthquake protection, all by developing new materials to manipulate sound and heat. These ideas are all possible in theory, but to make them a reality, phononics will have to inspire the same level of scientific innovation as electronics, and today that\u2019s not the case.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPeople know about electrons because of computers, and electromagnetic waves because of cell phones, but not so much about phonons,\u201d said Martin Maldovan, a research scientist in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaldovan\u2019s review article appeared online Nov. 13 in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E. In the article he blends eight different subjects in the field of phononics, describing advances in sonic and thermal diodes, optomechanical crystals, acoustic and thermal cloaking, hypersonic phononic crystals, thermoelectrics and thermocrystals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese technologies \u201cherald the next technological revolution in phononics,\u201d he said. All of these areas share a common theme: manipulating mechanical vibrations, but at different frequences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe hottest fields in phononics, Maldovan said, is the development of acoustic and thermal metamaterials. These materials are capable of cloaking sound waves and thermal flows. The phononics approach to cloaking is based on electromagnetic cloaking materials that are already in use for light.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaldovan, formerly a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also conducts phononics research of his own. This past summer, Maldovan published an article in the journal Physical Review Letters, describing an invention for controlling the conduction of heat through solid objects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown as thermocrystals, this new area of phononics research seeks to manage heat waves in a similar manner as sound and light waves, by channeling the flow of heat at certain frequencies. The technology could lead to devices that convert heat into energy, or the thermal equivalent of diodes, which could help data centers solve the problem of massive heat generated by their servers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe field of Phononics is relatively new, and when you have something new you don\u2019t know what you will find,\u201d Maldovan said. \u201cYou\u2019re always thinking \u2018what can I do with that?\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2013-11-14 11:40:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:22","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"254251":{"id":"254251","type":"image","title":"Martin Maldovan","body":null,"created":"1449243828","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:48","changed":"1475894934","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:54","alt":"Martin Maldovan","file":{"fid":"198171","name":"maldovan-nature-review.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/maldovan-nature-review_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/maldovan-nature-review_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":327039,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/maldovan-nature-review_0.jpg?itok=FcamVcL0"}}},"media_ids":["254251"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v503\/n7475\/full\/nature12608.html","title":"Nature: Sound and heat revolutions in phononics"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2013\/11\/13\/fantastic-phonons-blocking-sound-channeling-heat-%E2%80%9Cunprecedented-precision%E2%80%9D","title":"Georgia Tech:Fantastic Phonons: Blocking Sound, Channeling Heat With \u201cUnprecedented Precision\u201d"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKatie Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"251521":{"#nid":"251521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Deng Receives AIChE\u0027s Chase Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYulin Deng, professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, is the recipient of the Andrew Chase Division Award in Chemical Engineering from the AIChE Forest Bioproducts Division. Deng received the award, which recognizes an individual\u0027s outstanding chemical engineering contribution in the forest products and related industries,\u0026nbsp;at the 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAward selection criteria include: significant discoveries, research, or development, successfully implemented on a commercial scale; outstanding chemical engineering contribution(s) in the field of design, operation or production management which led to significant technological improvements; distinguished service as a chemical engineering educator, with an emphasis on application of chemical engineering principles to forest products industry technologies; and outstanding service to the division.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2013-11-06 10:48:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/deng.chbe.gatech.edu\/","title":"Deng\u0027s Research Website"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.aiche.org\/community\/awards\/andrew-chase-division-award-chemical-engineering","title":"Andrew Chase Division Award in Chemical Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKatie Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}