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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 1, 2019
Brent Verrill, Communications Manager, BBISS
Summary Sentence:
Twenty three Georgia Tech students have been selected for the second class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF).
Full Summary:
Twenty three Georgia Tech students have been selected for the second class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). Twenty are new to the position, and three are returning from the previous year of the program. The paid research fellows are developing prototypes of interactive building monitoring systems that convey the unique elements, qualities, and performance of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (under construction) and the behaviors that it engenders among its occupants and visitors. The Fellows represent all six colleges and were selected from a highly qualified a competitive field of students. They are:
2019 SURF Group PhotoTwenty three Georgia Tech students have been selected for the second class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). Twenty are new to the position, and three are returning from the previous year of the program. The Fellows represent all six colleges at Georgia Tech and were selected from a highly qualified and competitive field of students. They are:
The paid research fellows are developing prototypes of interactive building monitoring systems that convey the unique elements, qualities, and performance of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (under construction) and the behaviors that it engenders among its occupants and visitors. Through SURF, the students will learn about sustainability, systems thinking, and how to apply these principles to the Georgia Tech Living Building. Their work is facilitated by Dr. Michael Chang, Deputy Director of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.
