{"660888":{"#nid":"660888","#data":{"type":"news","title":"$65M Grant to Build AI Manufacturing in Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/stebner\u0022\u003EAaron Stebner\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;outlined an aggressive plan for artificial intelligence and manufacturing when he applied for a faculty position in 2019. In his cover letter, he promised \u0026ldquo;to establish the Georgia Institute of Technology as a world leader in additive manufacturing of solid materials (ceramics \u0026amp; metals) R\u0026amp;D, especially in the fusion of data sciences and AI to create new, world-leading technologies.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStebner thought it would take 10-15 years of incremental steps and funding to achieve the goal. He was wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/build-back-better\/finalists\/Georgia-Tech-Research-Corporations.htm\u0022\u003E$65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce\u0026rsquo;s Economic Development Administration\u003C\/a\u003E, announced by President Joe Biden,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/economic-development-administration-awards-georgia-tech-65-million-ai-manufacturing\u0022\u003EStebner\u0026rsquo;s plan will begin to become a reality\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; and include the entire state of Georgia and all of its manufacturing sectors from agriculture to airplanes \u0026mdash; two years after arriving on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe largest of the nine projects within the larger Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) technology corridor grant will allow Stebner and Georgia Tech to transform the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\/ampf\u0022\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;into the Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AI-MPF). The 24,000 square-foot facility on 14th Street will more than double in size after Georgia Tech and statewide GA-AIM partners were selected as one of 21 Phase II awardees in the $1 billion\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/build-back-better\/\u0022\u003EBuild Back Better Regional Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(BBB) competition, part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eda.gov\/arpa\/fact-sheet\/\u0022\u003EInvesting in America\u0026rsquo;s Communities\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative under the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/american-rescue-plan\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAMPF has been a shell waiting for a vision like Build Back Better to fill it out,\u0026rdquo; said Stebner, associate professor the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Now we will transform the facility into one of the nation\u0026rsquo;s first manufacturing labs designed for autonomy with the goal of helping the state and the nation to be world AI manufacturing leaders.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/building-georgia-ai-and-manufacturing\u0022\u003ERead the entire story \u003C\/a\u003Eon\u0026nbsp;the College of Engineering website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Engineering faculty to lead grant announced by White House"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new\u0026nbsp;$65 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce\u0026rsquo;s Economic Development Administration, announced by President Joe Biden will transform Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF)\u0026nbsp;into the Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AI-MPF). The 24,000 square-foot facility on 14th Street will more than double in size. College of Engineering faculty will lead the initiative, which also includes community outreach projects across Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new $65 million grant will develop and expand AI manufacturing and workforce development throughout Georgia. 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