ASHRAE Guest Speaker Meeting: From Lab to Startup with Dr. Bachir El Fil
- When
- Wednesday, November 18, 202612:00 PM – 1:00 PM ESTAdd to calendarGoogle Calendar
- Where
- Flex SpaceOpen in Maps
- Hosted by
- ASHRAE at Georgia Tech
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About
Join the ASHRAE Georgia Tech Student Branch for a lunchtime guest speaker meeting with Dr. Bachir El Fil, Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Energy Innovation Lab at Georgia Tech.
Dr. El Fil is the co-founder of WattAir, an Atlanta climate-tech startup that spun off from research funded by DARPA's Atmospheric Water Extraction program, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Breakthrough Energy Fellows. WattAir is developing systems that use waste heat to produce clean water from humid air while improving the energy efficiency of cooling and dehumidification. Dr. El Fil will share how a university research project becomes a company, what the move from lab to market requires, and what it means for students interested in research, entrepreneurship, and careers in HVAC and building systems. There will be time for questions.
Dr. El Fil also spoke at the 2026 ASHRAE Region IV Student Summit, hosted at Georgia Tech in October.
Lunch will be provided, along with a short update on what the ASHRAE Georgia Tech Student Branch has planned for the rest of the semester.
Details Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Flex Space, School of Building Construction, John and Joyce Caddell Building, 280 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 Who: Open to all Georgia Tech students. All majors welcome and no prior experience with ASHRAE is needed.
Please RSVP through this event page so we can order enough lunch. Questions can be directed to the ASHRAE Georgia Tech Student Branch at gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ashrae.