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…
From an article by Hope Williams for the Georgia Tech Technique. Alumna Niesha Butler opens S.T.E.A.M. Champs Tech alumna Niesha Butler is the founder of S.T.E.A.M Champs education center in New York City. Butler has had numerous careers, from being a software engineer to a professional basketball player. // Photo by Hope Williams Student Publications…
JTEC Energy cited as the recipient of one of the three largest investments in 2022 for Atlanta companies with Black founders. by Zach Armstrong for Atlanta Inno Barbara Jones-Brown was trying to raise capital for Lilli RNB Inc., her retail technology startup that analyzes return data and detects fraud. One day, she was invited to pitch her company…
JTEC Energy founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson is included in the Atlanta Business Chronicle‘s 2022 Power 100, an annual list featuring people who influence the city’s business community and broader economy in a different way. He is in the Power 100 Innovators. They are pioneers in their industry. Their creativity sets a path for others to follow,…
Excerpted from an article by Markos Papadatos for Digital Journal. Read the full article here. Acclaimed actress Danica McKellar emceed the National Inventors Hall of Fame Awards this year. She honored some very noteworthy inventors. “I am so incredibly proud to have been asked to emcee the National Inventors Hall of Fame Awards again this…