Georgia Tech has released new data dashboards showcasing the impact of its growing partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories (NLs). The dashboards highlight significant achievements in joint research, funding, and innovation, demonstrating each Georgia Tech-NL partnership’s commitment to addressing critical global challenges. 

The dashboards offer a comprehensive view of each partnership's contributions and milestones. Key highlights include:

• Research Impact: With dozens of joint publications per lab across various disciplines and hundreds of citations worldwide, Georgia Tech’s NL partnerships impact both academia and industry.
• Mutual Investment: Along with cross-functional research impact, Georgia Tech’s strategic partnership with NLs mutually benefit both entities monetarily, with millions awarded to Georgia Tech by NLs and reciprocal funding from Georgia Tech to strengthen and foster collaborative opportunities.
• Innovation Leadership: Joint patents and NL-cited Georgia Tech patents driving real-world technological advancements are featured, indicating the presence Georgia Tech’s NL collaborations have in emerging intellectual property across the STEM continuum.
• Collaborative Research Areas: With mutual interests including advanced computing, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, cybersecurity, and sustainability, the dashboards highlight various areas that are explored within the Georgia Tech-NL collaborations to drive innovation that will mitigate prevalent barriers and, ultimately, impact society for the better. 

“Collaboration with National Labs is essential to Georgia Tech's mission. It allows our researchers to tackle complex challenges by utilizing the unique resources, physical infrastructure, and human expertise found at these labs, said School of Physics Professor and Georgia Tech liaison for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Martin Mourigal. “For our students, this collaboration provides a valuable opportunity to learn how science is conducted in mission-driven organizations, to build lasting partnerships that will enhance their future careers, and to develop specialized expertise that sets them apart.” 

Georgia Tech and its National Laboratory partners continue to make advancements in strategic areas which include advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, and energy solutions. The collaboration dashboards highlight the impact of academic and NL partnerships in driving discovery, innovation, and societal impact. 

“This new tool will enable researchers to find existing National lab collaborations and guide administrators to key Georgia Tech National Lab projects to be able to provide strategic investments and support,” said Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research Julia Kubanek.

“This data dashboard represents a great opportunity to facilitate campus-wide collaboration with our National Lab partners that will uniquely position us for large funding opportunities,” added George White, senior director for strategic partnerships.

To view the dashboards, click the links below or visit research.gatech.edu/national-laboratories.

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) 
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
• Sandia National Laboratory (SNL)
• Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)