Georgia Trend released their list of 100 Most Influential Georgians for 2023. To welcome the new year, Georgia Trend is recognizing 100 influential Georgians for 2023 – a remarkable group — for their impact across the state. As always, we’re spotlighting CEOs, politicians, educational experts and the heads of nonprofits and economic development organizations, among others. Some are very […]
From an article by Karen Kirkpatrick for Georgia Trend Magazine. Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds more than 100 patents. At JTEC and parent company Johnson R&D, in Atlanta, he leads the development of advances in clean energy and batteries. Photo: EricSunPhotography Lonnie Johnson is an engineer and inventor who holds […]
Press Release ATLANTA, GA (December 22, 2022) – JTEC Energy, Inc. announced that Daryl Ludlow has joined its Technical Advisory Board. JTEC Energy was formed in 2020 to finish development and commercialize the JTEC device, a cleantech energy invention by Dr. Lonnie Johnson that converts waste heat into electricity more efficiently than any machine in […]
Original article by Savannah Sicurella for the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Renewable energy technology producer JTEC Energy Inc. can now call the West End’s Lee + White home. JTEC, now based out of a building on Decatur Street, has leased 18,755 square feet of space at the adaptive reuse development to anchor its headquarters, the company […]
by Maija Ehlinger for Hypepotamus It was certainly a year of change for green technology. Sustainability Tech – including technology related to energy, climate, ESG, renewables, and carbon reduction – moved from a “nice to have” industry into a pillar in the overall tech scene. What drove that change? In short, regulation, legislation, and business sentiment. […]
NFL AND ATL TECH LEGENDS TEAM UP TO “LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD” FOR TEENS IN TECH from an article by Maija Ehlinger for Hypepotemus. Steve Young and Jerry Rice connected for a record-setting 92 touchdowns as a legendary quarterback-wide receiver duo in the NFL. Now, the former 49ers and three-time Super Bowl champions are teaming […]
JTEC Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson is on the cover of the November issue of Military Families Magazine. Read the article by Melissa Stewart here. Air Force veteran named to National Inventors Hall of Fame for Super Soaker invention Dr. Lonnie Johnson has a magic word — one that often prevents him from becoming saturated by […]
Dr. Lonnie Johnson’s alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, dedicated their new Science building to him. Watch the coverage of the dedication ceremony below:
Kelli Bain, a Tuskegee University and Johnson Research & Development alumna, invented a delicious new way to make ice cream: After working with fellow Tuskegee alumnus, NASA scientist, and Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson in 2014, Bain had an “ah ha” moment. She was struck by the idea that now as a chemist, she could […]
As a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, JTEC Founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson judged the 2022 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia at the US Patent and Trademark Office Headquarters. Read more about the Undergraduate and Graduate student winners and their inventions.