{"693945":{"#nid":"693945","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lauren Garten Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Energy Materials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/lauren-garten\u0022\u003ELauren Garten\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, will use the award to investigate how asymmetric, or polar, materials can separate photo-generated charge for energy applications. The research could provide fundamental insights for developing new energy-harvesting and sensing technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award will also support Lauren Garten\u2019s educational outreach, including virtual reality experiences designed to give the public an immersive look at how researchers synthesize materials, take electrical measurements, and build devices.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/news\/lauren-garten-receives-nsf-career-award-advance-energy-materials\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story by the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Tech materials scientist Lauren Garten has received an NSF CAREER Award to explore a new approach to optoelectronic materials that could enable more efficient, lower-cost renewable energy technologies.\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech materials scientist Lauren Garten has received an NSF CAREER Award to explore a new approach to optoelectronic materials that could enable more efficient, lower-cost renewable energy technologies."}],"uid":"35272","created_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:11:42","changed_gmt":"2026-11-10 16:12:44","author":"aneumeister3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681714":{"id":"681714","type":"image","title":"LaurenGarten2--2-.png","body":null,"created":"1794327132","gmt_created":"2026-11-10 16:12:12","changed":"1794327132","gmt_changed":"2026-11-10 16:12:12","alt":"Headshot of Lauren Garten","file":{"fid":"266154","name":"LaurenGarten2--2-.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/10\/LaurenGarten2--2-.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/11\/10\/LaurenGarten2--2-.png","mime":"image\/png","size":101637,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/11\/10\/LaurenGarten2--2-.png?itok=VaEaxj-6"}}},"media_ids":["681714"],"groups":[{"id":"660369","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"660410","name":"Quantum"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Neumeister\u003C\/a\u003E | Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["amelia.neumeister@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}