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GW Engineering Research Featured in Launch of GW’s New Research Impact Site

May 14, 2025

GW Engineering research, such as Xitong Liu's lithium extraction innovations, is spotlighted on GW’s new Research Impact site to showcase the societal value of federally funded research.

Left: The April 15th cover of Biophysical Journal shows human cardiomyocytes (green, blue, yellow) with magnetic nanoparticles, mNPs (red). Right: A Halbach array of magnets was used to control the speed of cardiac waves, which were optically mapped.

Magnetic Control of Cardiac Waves Featured on the Cover of Biophysical Journal

April 23, 2025

PhD student Maria Pozo in Prof. Emilia Entcheva’s lab led a study using a Halbach array and magnetic nanoparticles to modulate cardiac waves.

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On The Rise

GW Engineering Climbs 14 Spots in the Latest U.S. News Rankings

April 8, 2025

GW Engineering rose to 74 in the latest U.S. News rankings, reflecting our commitment to world-class education, research, and community.

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THE STATE OF

ENGINEERING for women

WiE

GW Engineering beats the national average for women pursuing engineering degrees. 

 

24.5%

National Average,
undergraduate women
in engineering
( source: ASEE 2020
Engineering By
The Numbers )

47%

Women in the GW Engineering
Undergraduate class 
of 2026
(source: GW Engineering)

28%

National Average, graduate women in engineering,
( source: ASEE 2020 Engineering By The Numbers)

34%

Women enrolled as GW Engineering On-Campus graduate students (source: GW Engineering Data)