{"409471":{"#nid":"409471","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Renewable Bioproducts Institute Receives  $43.6 Million in Legacy Funding","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $43.6 million gift from the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation (IPCF). This major grant, one of the single largest gifts in Georgia Tech\u2019s history, affirms the Institute\u2019s position as a leading driver of the future of the forest bioproducts industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely grateful to the Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation for entrusting us with this generous gift,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cThrough the Renewable Bioproducts Institute, we will maximize Georgia Tech\u2019s and the state of Georgia\u2019s strengths in sustainability and innovation to develop real-world applications as well as educate the next generation of leadership in the forest and bioproducts industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute of Paper Chemistry Foundation represents the legacy of the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC), founded in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1929 to provide scientific research and future leaders for the paper industry. IPC became the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) when it relocated to Atlanta in 1989. It subsequently merged with Georgia Tech in 2004.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast week, Georgia Tech announced that the Institute would be renamed the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) to reflect its expanding engagement with a broader range of biomaterials processing industries. Like the university\u2019s other nine interdisciplinary research institutes representing Georgia Tech\u2019s core research areas, RBI brings together a multidisciplinary capability to identify opportunities and address the complex challenges of its industry and government research partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe believe the relaunching of the Institute as the Renewable Bioproducts Institute is a natural development in its evolution and an important advance in its progress,\u201d said IPCF board chair George Lanier. \u201cGeorgia Tech is demonstrating its commitment to this industry, which is so important to Georgia and the nation. The industry\u2019s emerging opportunities can be effectively developed there.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech are designed to facilitate research collaborations with industries and other partners to develop opportunities in strategic market areas, emphasizing economic development and applied technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe deeply appreciate the confidence IPCF has placed in us,\u201d said RBI executive director Norman Marsolan, \u201cand we will continue its legacy of growth in bioproducts research and industry leadership development. We are on the threshold of a new era of development of this renewable, sustainable natural resource, and we pledge our efforts to justify IPCF\u2019s faith in us by contributing to the full realization of its potential.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Renewable Bioproducts Institute benefits from a significant endowment originating with the Institute of Paper Chemistry. That endowment has contributed to the support of more than 1,500 graduate alumni through the years and currently supports more than 50 paper science and engineering students who advance the research mission of IPST\/RBI through their faculty-directed research. RBI will continue to build on that legacy by working closely with industrial partners to foster an innovative, competitive and profitable bioproducts industry, while the endowment will continue to support graduate studies in paper science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on RBI, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/renewable-bioproducts-institute\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/renewable-bioproducts-institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"RBI receives the largest grant in Georgia Tech history"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-02 10:28:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:25","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"409451":{"id":"409451","type":"image","title":"Steve Cross, Jim Ferris, George Lanier and Al Trujillo at the signing","body":null,"created":"1449254195","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:36:35","changed":"1475895137","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:17","alt":"Steve Cross, Jim Ferris, George Lanier and Al Trujillo at the signing","file":{"fid":"202226","name":"140610_gift.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140610_gift_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/140610_gift_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":200256,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/140610_gift_1.jpg?itok=HJ8v9uoi"}}},"media_ids":["409451"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93801","name":"bioproducts"},{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. 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