{"665646":{"#nid":"665646","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BBISS Initiative Leads Projects Selected","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETen projects have been chosen for the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS) Initiative Leads program. Project themes include climate adaptation and mitigation solutions, innovation and social impact, computation and design approaches to sustainability, sustainable development, and conservation. BBISS Initiative Leads receive $10,000 in discretionary funds to advance their project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe projects chosen involve 15 faculty members hailing from all 6 of the colleges at Georgia Tech. Several of the projects are also joint initiatives with other Georgia Tech Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/data.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIDEAS\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIPAT\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESEI\u003C\/a\u003E),\u0026nbsp;the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022\u003ERay C.\u0026nbsp;Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E, or the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOffice of Sustainability\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Initiative Leads and projects are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Helms\u003C\/strong\u003E - ME, \u201cNature\u2019s Voice: Amplifying the Narrative of Biologically Inspired Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJosiah Hester\u003C\/strong\u003E - Interactive Computing, \u201cComputational Sustainability\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECo-Leads \u003Cstrong\u003EXiaoming Huo\u003C\/strong\u003E - ISYE, and \u003Cstrong\u003EYi Deng\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 EAS, \u201cMicroclimate Monitoring and Prediction at Georgia Tech\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJian Luo\u003C\/strong\u003E - CEE, \u201cCoastal Urban Flooding in a Changing Climate\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrigitte Stepanov\u003C\/strong\u003E - Modern Languages, \u201cEnergy Today, Tomorrow: Illuminating the Effect of Energy Power Dynamics on the Environment\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECo-Leads \u003Cstrong\u003EAnjali Thomas\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 INTA, and \u003Cstrong\u003EShatakshee Dhongde\u003C\/strong\u003E - ECON, \u201cSEEDS (Southeast Exchange of Development Studies) 2023 Conference at Georgia Tech\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECo-Leads \u003Cstrong\u003EDanielle Willkens\u003C\/strong\u003E - Arch, and \u003Cstrong\u003EJunshan Liu\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Auburn University, \u201cSustainable Tourism, Petra\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECo-Leads \u003Cstrong\u003EYuanzhi Tang\u003C\/strong\u003E - EAS, and \u003Cstrong\u003EHailong Chen\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 ME, \u201cSustainable Resources for Clean Energy\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECo-Leads \u003Cstrong\u003EDori Pap\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Institute for Leadership and Social Impact, and \u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Kumar\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 Interactive Computing\/INTA, \u201cCollaborative Social Impact\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Oettl\u003C\/strong\u003E - COB, \u201cA Sustainability-Focused Stream of the Creative Destruction Lab\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Initiative Leads program has several overarching goals. BBISS aims to cultivate promising topics for future large-scale collaborative sustainability research, research translation, and\/or high-impact outreach; to provide (mostly mid-career) faculty with leadership and community building opportunities; and to broaden and strengthen the BBISS sustainability community as a whole.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETen projects have been chosen involving 15 faculty members hailing from all 6 colleges at Georgia Tech and the campus in Shenzhen, China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ten projects have been chosen involving 15 faculty members hailing from all 6 colleges at Georgia Tech and the campus in Shenzhen, China."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2023-02-09 15:05:27","changed_gmt":"2023-05-23 19:27:10","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665595":{"id":"665595","type":"image","title":"2023 BBISS Initiative Leads 4x4 Montage","body":null,"created":"1675873722","gmt_created":"2023-02-08 16:28:42","changed":"1677515770","gmt_changed":"2023-02-27 16:36:10","alt":"Montage of portraits of the 2023 BBISS Initiative Leads. From L to R:\u00a0Hailong Chen, Yi Deng,\u00a0Shatakshee Dhongde,\u00a0Michael Helms,\u00a0Josiah Hester,\u00a0Xiaoming Huo,\u00a0Neha Kumar,\u00a0Junshan Liu,\u00a0Jian Luo,\u00a0Alex Oettl,\u00a0Dori Pap,\u00a0Brigitte Stepanov,\u00a0Yuanzhi Tang,\u00a0Anjali Thomas, and Danielle Willkens.","file":{"fid":"251717","name":"BBISS_Initiative_Leads_4x4_Montage.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BBISS_Initiative_Leads_4x4_Montage.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/BBISS_Initiative_Leads_4x4_Montage.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":483115,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/BBISS_Initiative_Leads_4x4_Montage.jpg?itok=uWtdLoti"}}},"media_ids":["665595"],"groups":[{"id":"244191","name":"Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188360","name":"go-bbiss"},{"id":"132161","name":"BBISS"},{"id":"191096","name":"initiative leads"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Communications Program Manager, BBISS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}