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A salt marsh waterway is lined by cord grasses, sand, and trees. The sunny cerulean sky is dotted with clouds.

May 18, 2026

Georgia’s Tomorrow Awarded National Climate Resilience Grant

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The award is one of ten in a new $3.4 million fund to leverage genetic rescue for marine and coastal ecosystems under threat from climate shifts.

May 11, 2026

Chris Luettgen Named Interim Director of Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute

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After more than 25 years at Georgia Tech, including six years leading the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Executive Director Carson Meredith will depart the Institute this summer to begin a new role at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Chris Rozell is giving the opening remarks at the ATL Neuro Networking and Symposium Night.

April 28, 2026

Student-Led Symposium Spotlights the Impact of Undergraduate Neuroscience Research

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Georgia Tech undergraduates organized and hosted a cross-campus symposium showcasing the impact and breadth of undergraduate neuroscience research.

April 24, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: Jamshad Mahmood Tackles Corrosion Across Industrial Systems

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At the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), Jamshad Mahmood leads efforts to tackle corrosion across industrial systems and mitigate these challenges through laboratory testing and field analysis.

April 24, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: Scott Sinquefield’s Work Behind More Efficient Industrial Systems

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Scott Sinquefield is a senior research engineer at Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), where he leads research on black liquor gasification and advanced chemical recovery systems.

April 16, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: John Xu Advances More Efficient, Sustainable Papermaking

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Hanjiang (John) Xu serves as director of the Multiphase Forming Lab at Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), where he leads efforts to advance more efficient and sustainable approaches to paper formation.

April 16, 2026

RBI Announces New Fellowships, Expanding Interdisciplinary Reach

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The Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) has announced its newest cohort of 12 fellowship projects, an expansion that reflects both growing interest and a broader vision for bioproducts research at Georgia Tech.

Photo of Rallming Yang in a lab holding a syringe

April 15, 2026

Inside RBI’s Labs: Rallming Yang’s Work Supporting Industry and Biomass Research

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Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) supports industry and research partners through a range of testing and analysis services—and much of that work runs through the labs led by Rallming Yang, a senior research scientist at the institute.

April 15, 2026

John Xu Leads Research on Sustainable Papermaking at RBI

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Hanjiang (John) Xu serves as director of the Multiphase Forming Lab at Georgia Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI), where he leads efforts to advance more efficient and sustainable approaches to paper formation.

March 17, 2026

The Conversation: Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research

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Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.

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March 17, 2026

Turning Carbon Into Chemistry

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a breakthrough system to manufacture valuable amino acids. It’s the most efficient system of its kind — and removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits.

Tall pine trees in a sunlit forest with dense green grasses and undergrowth covering the forest floor.

March 10, 2026

$8.9 Million Approved for Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative

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Georgia Tech is pleased to partner with the Georgia Forestry Commission on the approved $8.9 million Georgia Forestry Innovation Initiative included in Gov. Brian Kemp’s amended FY 2026 budget.