JTEC founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson featured in this week’s profile for “Faces of Change” by Pattrn. Transcript provided by TheGrio. Many know Lonnie Johnson for his invention of the high-performance water gun toy known as the Super Soaker. But, not many know him for his contribution to the Galileo spacecraft as a jet propulsion designer. […]
Article by John Sharp for AL.com Spring Hill College Graduation Filtering through misinformation, pushing back against book bans, and being “woke,” were among the charged cultural and topical issues Alabama native and Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson warned against Saturday during a commencement address at Spring Hill College. Johnson, an Atlanta scientist and engineer and […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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, […]
JTEC Energy board member Mack Wilbourn is featured as a First Horizon client success story. Visit the First Horizon website to learn more.
Press Release ATLANTA, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — JTEC Energy and Johnson Energy Storage announced that the companies’ founder, Super Soaker inventor Dr. Lonnie Johnson, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. on May 5, 2022. Dr. Johnson was joined by his family and by […]
Karen Lorre interviews JTEC founder Dr. Lonnie Johnson and CEO Mike McQuary for her “Stories We Love” Podcast.
Excerpted from an article by Michelle Dillon for the Jacksonville Progress 2/13/22. Read the full article here. People enjoy their pastimes and many of those pastimes include fun and games. In this installment of our series about inventions by Black Americans, we’ll review a few contributions that make leisure time more enjoyable. For many children, […]