In the article "GW Researchers Pack the Smith Center for InnovationFest," GW Today details the 2nd annual GW InnovationFest, where scholars and inventors from all 10 schools showcased their research projects. In addition to demonstrations and posters across the floor of the Smith Center, the event included panel discussions on hot topics like developing trustworthy AI and a ceremony for GW's inaugural Outstanding Dissertation and Inventor Awards. Xiaochen Jin, Ph.D. ’25, Civil and Environmental Engineering, received first place in the physical and mathematical sciences and engineering track, and Sumner Gubisch, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical and aerospace engineering, received the Student Inventor of the Year award for his innovation, a 3D-printed heat exchanger that simultaneously produces electric current.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "Rothwein and Dempsey were two of more than 200 presenters giving onlookers a window into their research worlds. Not all these demonstrations depended on cutting edge technology, though many incorporated it, like the emotion-sensing robot dog Arty and conversational robot Pepper, who attracted a crowd throughout the event. Across the floor from Dempsey and Rothwein, art therapy master’s students Rebecca Steynberg and Fiorella Boschetti Tamayo invited visitors to sit down with tech even children know how to use: markers and a handmade coloring zine, which guided readers through three artmaking activities and reflections. As a means for engaging with art, these low-tech tools could be key to fighting the very adult scourge of stress, as research from the World Health Organization has found."
Read the full article on GW Today.