Research on Sustainable Technology and Development
Visionary leaders turn constraints into opportunities. At Georgia Tech, our commitment to sustainability is a source of inspiration for innovation, challenging us to create a vibrant economy and high quality of life while respecting the need to sustain natural resources and protect the environment.
The Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development (ISTD) supports the development of research programs across the campus. We've worked with administrators to break down barriers to interdisciplinary research using innovative research neighborhoods and designated resources to promote collaboration. We actively seek ideas for new research ventures and mentor faculty groups through the program development and implementation process.
This past year, we linked up to Georgia Tech's pipeline for moving our discoveries into the marketplace: the Enterprise Innovation Institute, the Business Plan Competition in the College of Management, and the exciting graduate student program called TI:GER® (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results).
We encourage our researchers to engage undergraduate and graduate students in the process of discovery and innovation.
Resources
- Research Initiatives
- View a listing of the various sustainability-related research initiatives on campus.
- ECLIPS
- ECLIPS (Expanding Closed-loops in Production Systems) is a unique collaborative research program based on a vision of generating and
disseminating knowledge about sustainable closed-loop systems, systems that encompass all activities related to product reuse, recycling, or
remanufacturing (product re-X).
ECLIPS is a collaboration between the College of Management, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Public Policy, and City and Regional Planning. - Business Plan Competition
- The Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition is held annually to encourage entrepreneurship among Georgia Tech students and alumni; to
provide exposure to corporate strategy experts, high-tech entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists; and to encourage the founding of
technology-based ventures. The competition is open to all Georgia Tech students and alumni who have graduated in the past five years.
2006 Business Plan Competition third-place winner PolyDerm Delivery Systems, which won $2,000 for a plan for a drug-delivery skin patch using polymer microneedle technology, also won two $500 prizes given for the first time this year: the Sustainability Award for best addressing environmental concerns and/or demonstrating social responsibility, and the Showstopper Award, for doing the best job selling itself to judges in a trade show held the night before the final-round competition. - TI:GER®
- The Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) program is a one-of-a-kind approach to preparing students for the challenges of commercializing new technologies and delivering innovative products to the market place. TI:GER is a collaboration between various Georgia Tech colleges and the Emory University School of Law that brings together law, economics, management, and science and engineering graduate students in a classroom and research environment. TI:GER combines classroom instruction, team-based activities, and internship opportunities into a total education experience.
- Enterprise Innovation Institute
- The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute helps companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers, and communities improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology, and innovation.