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Opal HTM team members, L to R: engineering grad students Sanchit Vijay and Mobolaji Shobanke; nursing student Tabitha Northrup; Connor Roberts; SAIL Center Director Crystel Farina; nursing student Aissatou Thiam; Ekundayo Shittu.

GW Engineering Alumnus and Professor Partner to Revolutionize Medical Device Management

April 26, 2024

GW Today detailed Opal HTM, a technology that monitors the usage of expensive biomedical devices, developed by Connor Roberts, a double alumnus of GW Engineering, alongside professor Ekundayo Shittu. 

Students looking at an ultrasound image

Exploring the Cutting Edge of Ultrasound Technology

Biomedical Engineering Students Attend UltraCon 2024

April 24, 2024

Graduate student Alessio Denny and undergraduate senior Alexis Carmine represented the BME Department at UltraCon 2024, a conference focused on exploring the latest advancements in ultrasound technology & practice.

The team working on their prototype

Eye Gaze Tracking Prototype Clinches Responsible Design Award at Medical Solutions Hackathon

April 23, 2024

Juniors Si Ming Zhou, Siah Wee Hung, and Khoo Yong Hui integrated advanced eye gaze tracking technologies into an innovative extended reality solution that improves care for disabled patients.

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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)