Greg Hodgin
CEO of ZC Institute; fusion and warp‑drive researcher
Atlanta, Georgia
Joined March 2026
Summary
Science entrepreneurship focused on speculative, high‑risk advanced-energy and propulsion research: Hodgin leads ZC Institute, an Atlanta-based startup pursuing nanoscopic spacetime distortion and microfusion research with the long-term aim of enabling scalable fusion power and exploring warp-drive–adjacent propulsion concepts. zcinstitute+2
Humanitarian nonprofit founder and advocate for displaced people: Hodgin founded and ran Peacebuilding Solutions, applying a research-first, field-based model that centers refugees and internally displaced persons in program design, emphasizes local procurement and hiring, and includes advocacy at UN fora on refugee and IDP rights. relishstudio+2
Academic background and published author in political science and pedagogy: Hodgin holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Georgia State University, has published scholarly work on UN peacekeeping and state necessity during humanitarian interventions, and authored the Model UN Handbook to support MUN participants and advisors. google+1
Public communicator and speaker: Hodgin engages public audiences through TEDx, podcasts, media interviews, and invited talks (including engineering colloquia), using these platforms to explain humanitarian work, research approaches, and his institute's science and engineering agenda. youtube+2
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Model UN Handbook: A Preparation for MUN Conferences
January 1, 2011A practical handbook for Model UN sponsors and delegates covering UN system basics, rules of procedure, position papers, caucuses, resolution writing, public speaking, and conference preparation.
United Nations Peacekeeping and Non-State Actors: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Conditions Required for Cooperation
January 1, 2009Scholarly work examining the conditions under which UN peacekeeping operations and non-state actors can cooperate (listed in academic citations).
The history, synthesis, metabolism and uses of artificial sweeteners
January 1, 2002An academic piece on the development, metabolism, and applications of artificial sweeteners (listed in academic citations).