{"663405":{"#nid":"663405","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MSEEM Problem-Solving Night a Success","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents enrolled in the Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management (MSEEM) recently met with several companies on campus to engage in a problem-solving session.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event allowed the 30 students to apply their classroom learning to real-world problems, a major goal of the popular degree program housed in the School of Public Policy. For instance, one group was tasked with brainstorming how to develop a validation study to verify the benefits of statewide adoption of household composting technology. Another group worked on ways to help a company reduce what are called \u0026ldquo;Scope 3,\u0026rdquo; or indirect, greenhouse gas emissions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I left the night feeling more confident in the direction I want to pursue my sustainability career,\u0026rdquo; said MSEEM student Meyer Willson. \u0026ldquo;The variety of organizations in attendance demonstrated how important sustainability is becoming across industries, and their presentations gave us an idea of what it would be like to work in this space after graduation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\/admissionoverview\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInterested in a sustainability degree? Apply to the MSEEM program by Feb. 15\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is the second iteration of the problem-solving session, which included companies and organizations, such as Pela.Earth, Southface, Guidehouse, Kimley Horn, and Magna International.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It feels good being able to take the knowledge we\u0026rsquo;re learning from our classes at Tech and use it to help problem solve issues companies actually face,\u0026rdquo; said Spencer Clifford, who also is pursuing the MSEEM degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMSEEM is a flexible multidisciplinary program with courses taught in schools across the Georgia Tech campus, including the School of Public Policy, the School of Economics, the College of Engineering, the Scheller College of Business, and the School of City and Regional planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum allows students to develop individualized courses of study to supplement their current strengths, giving them the skills necessary to achieve career goals. The program prepares students to work in a variety of fields, including government, non-profits, and the private sector.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the MSEEM program, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\/admissionoverview\u0022\u003Eprogram website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMSEEM student Jared Isaacs contributed to this story.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe problem-solving session allowed MSEEM students to apply their knowledge to helping find solutions to real-world issues faced by companies and non-profits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The problem-solving session allowed MSEEM students to apply their knowledge to helping find solutions to real-world issues faced by companies and non-profits."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2022-11-22 16:58:40","changed_gmt":"2022-11-22 17:05:08","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663403":{"id":"663403","type":"image","title":"MSEEM Problem-Solving Night","body":null,"created":"1669135625","gmt_created":"2022-11-22 16:47:05","changed":"1669136082","gmt_changed":"2022-11-22 16:54:42","alt":"People talking","file":{"fid":"251118","name":"mseem image 4 c.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mseem%20image%204%20c.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mseem%20image%204%20c.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":689491,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mseem%20image%204%20c.jpg?itok=wj50X6-L"}},"663407":{"id":"663407","type":"image","title":"MSEEM Problem-Solving Night","body":null,"created":"1669136662","gmt_created":"2022-11-22 17:04:22","changed":"1669136662","gmt_changed":"2022-11-22 17:04:22","alt":"People sitting around a table talking","file":{"fid":"251119","name":"mseem image 1.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mseem%20image%201.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mseem%20image%201.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":777713,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mseem%20image%201.jpeg?itok=fHbQJjN2"}}},"media_ids":["663403","663407"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"180709","name":"MSEEM"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}