{"608032":{"#nid":"608032","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Carbon Reduction Challenge Final Poster Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the Carbon Reduction Challenge Final Poster Expo!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith support from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation NextGen Fund and the Scheller College of Business Dean\u0026rsquo;s Innovation Fund, Professors Kim Cobb and Beril Toktay collaborated to expand Professor Cobb\u0026rsquo;s successful Carbon Reduction Challenge class to enable students participating in an internship or co-op to plan and implement a carbon reduction project with their employers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIndividual students or a team took the initiative to identify and execute a plan that reduces their employer\u0026rsquo;s carbon emissions, most often saving their employer money, over the course of their internship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProject examples from the class range from creating employee challenges to reduce their personal carbon emissions, to changes in building lighting schedules, to more capital-intensive projects such as HVAC modifications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winners of the Carbon Reduction Challenge will be decided based on\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ethe amount of carbon emissions avoided (whether actual or potential), and \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ethe level of awareness fostered through the project.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winning team(s) will be announced at the conclusion of the Finalist Poster Expo and will receive cash prizes for their work. First prize is $5,000, second place is $3,000 and third place is $1,000.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Refreshments will be available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the Carbon Reduction Challenge Final Poster Expo!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"View student\u0027s final projects they created at their host organizations to reduce carbon."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2018-07-23 23:40:21","changed_gmt":"2018-07-23 23:40:21","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-08-14T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-08-14T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-08-14T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-08-14 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-08-14 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-08-14 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":["free_food"],"hg_media":{"604148":{"id":"604148","type":"image","title":"CRC-large group pic","body":null,"created":"1521744064","gmt_created":"2018-03-22 18:41:04","changed":"1521744064","gmt_changed":"2018-03-22 18:41:04","alt":"","file":{"fid":"230292","name":"DSC_0106.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0106.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0106.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":830938,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0106.JPG?itok=t5W8L_Y9"}}},"media_ids":["604148"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"170436","name":"Carbon Reduction Challenge"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EQuestions?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Econtact: Carbonreduction@gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}