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Lien-Yung (Nyima) Kao (left) and Yun Shen (right)

Professor Yun Shen Recognized with NSF CAREER Award

September 17, 2025

Using a systems perspective, CEE Professor Yun Shen's CAREER project will examine the transmission and control of environmental pathogens in municipal wastewater.

Collins Munyendo

Collins Munyendo Wins the 2025 John Karat Usable Privacy and Security Student Research Award

September 16, 2025

Collins Munyendo, a final year Computer Science Ph.D. candidate, was recently awarded the prestigious John Karat Usable Privacy and Security Student Research Award.

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September’s Local Hero: Hollie Schultz

September 15, 2025

Each month, we highlight one of the members of the GW Engineering staff in our Local Hero editorial feature. Take the time to meet September’s Local Hero, Hollie Schultz!

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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)