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.

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,…