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Staff Profile: Have You Met...Bill Rutkowski?

For 30 years, Machine Shop Lab Manager Bill Rutkowski has helped students and faculty at GW bring their ideas to life.

There's music coming from the Machine Shop at the George Washington University...

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Dr. Jason Zara

Guiding GW Engineering Forward: Celebrating Dr. Zara’s Interim Leadership

September 30, 2026

As Dr. Jason Zara returns to his former role and ends his term as Interim Dean, the GW Engineering community thanks him for stepping up to steer our school and support all its members.

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Alumnus Chris Wiernicki Leads Fellow Maritime Leaders in Roundtable on Industry's Future

September 25, 2026

Former ABS chief Chris Wiernicki, M.S. '83, was named Chairman of the SHIPPINGInsight Leadership Roundtable on U.S. maritime industry strategy.

Lola Nurullaeva presenting research

Systems Engineering Doctoral Student's Journey to a Third GW Degree at Age 20

September 24, 2026

GW Today spotlighted first-generation student Lola Nurullaeva, who has blazed her own trail at the intersection of data science and systems engineering through three GW degrees.


 

 

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Biomedical Engineering

Our location near numerous federal agencies and research labs means unparalleled research and job opportunities for our students.

  

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Our students have access to research facilities that range from our three-story high bay to the real-world lab of one of the world’s largest wastewater treatment plants.

  

Computer Science

Through research and teaching, we contribute to computing breakthroughs that fuel advances across areas vital to our society and the world.

 

  

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

We are home to one of the nation’s leading fluid dynamics programs, as well as research spanning traditional to emerging engineering areas.