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SUMMARY:ASHRAE Guest Speaker Meeting: From Lab to Startup with Dr. Bachir 
 El Fil
LOCATION:Flex Space
DESCRIPTION:Join the ASHRAE Georgia Tech Student Branch for a lunchtime gu
 est speaker meeting with Dr. Bachir El Fil\, Assistant Professor in the G
 eorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the En
 ergy Innovation Lab at Georgia Tech.\n\nDr. El Fil is the co-founder of W
 attAir\, an Atlanta climate-tech startup that spun off from research fund
 ed by DARPA's Atmospheric Water Extraction program\, the U.S. Department 
 of Energy\, and Breakthrough Energy Fellows. WattAir is developing system
 s that use waste heat to produce clean water from humid air while improvi
 ng the energy efficiency of cooling and dehumidification. Dr. El Fil will
  share how a university research project becomes a company\, what the mov
 e from lab to market requires\, and what it means for students interested
  in research\, entrepreneurship\, and careers in HVAC and building system
 s. There will be time for questions.\n\nDr. El Fil also spoke at the 2026
  ASHRAE Region IV Student Summit\, hosted at Georgia Tech in October.\n\n
 Lunch will be provided\, along with a short update on what the ASHRAE Geo
 rgia Tech Student Branch has planned for the rest of the semester.\n\nDet
 ails\nDate: Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM\nLo
 cation: Flex Space\, School of Building Construction\, John and Joyce Cad
 dell Building\, 280 Ferst Dr NW\, Atlanta\, GA 30332\nWho: Open to all Ge
 orgia Tech students. All majors welcome and no prior experience with ASHR
 AE is needed.\n\nPlease RSVP through this event page so we can order enou
 gh lunch.\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/23812b5a-6336-44a3-8f38-aac548e5
 d5fe
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/23812b5a-6336-44a3-8f38-aac548e5d5fe
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