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Tech Watching for Possible Federal Government Partial Shutdown

Posted: December 17, 2018

As students, faculty, and staff leave campus for the holidays and semester break, Georgia Tech officials will be keeping a watchful eye on Washington, D.C.

Distribution and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Phthalic Acid Esters in Water and Surface Sediment from the Three Gorges Reservoir

Posted: December 17, 2018

Li Lin, Lei Dong, Xiaoyang Meng, Qingyun Li, Zhuo Huang, Chao Li, Rui Li, Wenjun Yang, John C. Crittenden, 2018, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 69, 271-280, DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.11.004.

Cu2O Nanocrystals/TiO2 Microspheres Film on a Rotating Disk Containing Long-Afterglow Phosphor for Enhanced Round-the-Clock Photocatalysis

Posted: December 17, 2018

Ying Lu, Xu Zhang, Yicong Chu, Hongbin Yu, Mingxin Huo, Jiao Qu, John C.Crittenden, Hongliang Huo, Xing Yuan, 2018, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 224, 239-248, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.10.054.

Electrochemical Oxidation of Microcystis aeruginosa Using a Ti/RuO2 Anode: Contributions of Electrochemically Generated Chlorines and Hydrogen Peroxide

Posted: December 17, 2018

Li Lin, Xiaoyang Meng, Qingyun Li, Zhuo Huang, Linling Wang, Ke Lin, Jin Chen, John C. Crittenden, 2018, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (28), 27924–27934, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2830-4.

Closed-Loop Electrochemical Recycling of Spent Copper(II) from Etchant Wastewater Using a Carbon Nanotube Modified Graphite Felt Anode

Posted: December 12, 2018

Yan Chang, Lin Deng, Xiaoyang Meng, Wen Zhang, Chunzhen Wang, Yuxin Wang, Song Zhao, Li Lin, John C. Crittenden, 2018, Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (10), pp 5940–5948, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06298.

Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil and Simultaneous Recovery of Oil by Fast Pyrolysis

Posted: December 12, 2018

De-Chang Li, Wan-Fei Xu, Yang Mu, Han-Qing Yu, Hong Jiang, John C. Crittenden, 2018, Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (9), 5330-5338, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03899.

Weak-Bond-Based Photoreduction of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Graphene in Water

Posted: December 12, 2018

Guodong Sheng, Yingying Shao, Weidong Ye, Chunyan Sun, Chuncheng Chen, John C. Crittenden, Chunlin Liu, 2018, ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering, 6 (5), 6711–6717, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00494.

Efficient Heavy Metal Removal from Industrial Melting Effluent Using Fixed-bed Process Based on Porous Hydrogel Adsorbents

Posted: December 12, 2018

Guiyin Zhou, Jinming Luo, Chengbin Liu, Lin Chu, John C. Crittenden, 2018, Water Research, 131, 246-254, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.067.

Silica Deposition as an Approach for Improving the Hydrothermal Stability of an Alumina Support During Glycerol Aqueous Phase Reforming

Posted: December 12, 2018

Fang Liu, Chukwuemeka Okolie, Ryan M. Ravenelle, John C. Crittenden, Carsten Sievers, Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx, Bert M. Weckhuysen, 2018, Applied Catalysis A: General, 551, 13-22, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2017.11.025.

Different Transport Behaviors of Bacillus Subtilis Cells and Spores in Saturated Porous Media: Implications for Contamination Risks Associated with Bacterial Sporulation in Aquifer

Posted: December 12, 2018

Qi Li, Jiakuan Yang, Wei Fan, Dandan Zhou, Xiaoyu Wang, Leilei Zhang, Mingxin Huo, John C.Crittenden, 2018, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 162, 35-42, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.11.018.

Georgia Tech Leads Effort to Strengthen State’s Defense Manufacturing Industry

Posted: December 16, 2021

Department of Defense grant enables collaboration with Spelman College, Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development in pilot project

Electronics and Nanotechnology

Georgia Tech soft semiconductor researchers

Soft Semiconductors that Stretch Like Human Skin Can Detect Ultra-low Light Levels

Posted: December 15, 2021

Georgia Tech researchers have created a semiconductor material that acts like a second skin layer and is up to 200% more stretchable than its original dimension without significantly losing its electric current.

Lifesaving Device Providing Breath of Hope

Posted: December 15, 2021

Hollister lab at Georgia Tech re-engineers airway splint to treat rare, fatal condition in newborns

Georgia Tech Wins Commerce Department Grant to Develop AI Manufacturing Economic Corridor

Posted: December 14, 2021

The Georgia Institute of Technology was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of its $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

Air Flow Key to Ensuring Black Soldier Fly Larvae Thrive as a Sustainable Food Source

Posted: December 14, 2021

Georgia Tech research provides insights into how this insect superfood can be raised and fed in dense groups without overheating

People and Technology

College of Engineering Duo Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Posted: December 13, 2021

Siva Sivakumar and Natalie Stingelin receive highest professional distinction for academic inventors

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