{"672707":{"#nid":"672707","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center Launches EPICenter Faculty Affiliate Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe study of energy is multidimensional and can be approached through disciplines such as economics and public policy, engineering, science, and even architecture and urban planning. The Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center at Georgia Tech (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEPICenter\u003C\/a\u003E) seeks to create bridges between faculty and students whose work may be enhanced through complementary research or knowledge in disciplines across campus and has named the first class of faculty affiliates in the EPICenter program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThirteen Georgia Tech faculty have been appointed as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epicenter.energy.gatech.edu\/people\/\u0022\u003EEPICenter Affiliates\u003C\/a\u003E, representing the study of energy through the lenses of economics, public policy, electrical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and industrial and systems engineering. The affiliates will act as an informal advisory committee to help guide EPICenter and connect Georgia Tech energy researchers to each other and to policy and decision-makers throughout the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEPICenter Interim Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/laura-taylor\u0022\u003ELaura Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E envisions the Faculty Affiliate program to lead to more enrichment opportunities for students, and more awareness of the research intersections of energy technology, economics, and public policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout Energy at Georgia Tech\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Georgia Institute of Technology is renowned for its world-class academic programs such as engineering, business, computer science, and city and regional planning. There is a depth of excellence at Georgia Tech that few universities can match thanks in large part to the faculty, many of whom are the foremost experts in their fields. U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report recently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-global-universities\/united-states\/energy-fuels\u0022\u003Eranked\u003C\/a\u003E Georgia Tech third in the nation for energy and fuels research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThirteen Georgia Tech faculty have been appointed as EPICenter Fellows, representing the study of energy through the lenses of economics, public policy, electrical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, and industrial and systems engineering. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"EPICenter has named the first class of faculty affiliates in the EPICenter Faculty Affiliates program. "}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-02-02 19:25:11","changed_gmt":"2024-02-02 19:26:53","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"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\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E || Communications Program Manager | SEI\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}