{"676622":{"#nid":"676622","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Alumni Spotlight: Laura Stoy Transforms Research into Clean Technology Startup","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESince leaving Georgia Tech, Laura (Mast) Stoy, PhD EnvE 21, has continued to pursue her research, this time as an entrepreneur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe environmental engineering graduate founded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rivaliachemical.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERivalia Chemical Co.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with her sights set on commercializing her work as a PhD student. Over the past two years, Stoy has been selected for a competitive business incubator and a prestigious fellowship for entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStoy and her advisor, Turnipseed Family Chair and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/ching-hua-huang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChing-Hua Huang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, discovered that by applying an ionic liquid directly to solid coal fly ash, rare-earth elements (REEs) can be successfully removed in a safe process that creates little waste.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EREEs are a set of elements that are necessary to manufacture technology like smart phones and LED screens, and play important roles in clean tech applications like electric vehicles and wind turbines.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESince leaving Georgia Tech, Laura (Mast) Stoy, PhD EnvE 21, has continued to pursue her research, this time as an entrepreneur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe environmental engineering graduate founded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rivaliachemical.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERivalia Chemical Co.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with her sights set on commercializing her work as a PhD student. Over the past two years, Stoy has been selected for a competitive business incubator and a prestigious fellowship for entrepreneurs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Since leaving Georgia Tech, Laura (Mast) Stoy, PhD EnvE 21, has continued to pursue her research, this time as an entrepreneur. "}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-09-06 21:49:43","changed_gmt":"2024-09-06 21:51:18","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674881":{"id":"674881","type":"image","title":"externalnews laura stoy.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ELaura Stoy gives a presentation as part of the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1725659405","gmt_created":"2024-09-06 21:50:05","changed":"1725659405","gmt_changed":"2024-09-06 21:50:05","alt":" Laura Stoy gives a presentation as part of the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator.","file":{"fid":"258445","name":"externalnews laura stoy.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/externalnews%20laura%20stoy.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/09\/06\/externalnews%20laura%20stoy.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1049615,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/09\/06\/externalnews%20laura%20stoy.png?itok=e92BihbC"}}},"media_ids":["674881"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/alumni-spotlight-laura-stoy-transforms-research-clean-technology-startup?utm_source=coe_homepage\u0026utm_medium=web\u0026utm_campaign=newsfeed","title":"Read Story on Civil and Environmental Engineering Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"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":"\u003Cdiv\u003ENews Contact\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Fralick (melissa.fralick@ce.gatech.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}