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The Growing Risk of Transportation Network Failures

Professor Emerita Kim Roddis Quoted in The Washington Post

August 20, 2026

Record high summer temperatures have caused U.S. roadways and infrastructure to expand and break, with experts highlighting a growing trend in recent years.

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Building a Website in Just a Few Minutes

August 19, 2026

EMSE Prof. John Helveston and PhD candidate Pingfan Hu recently hosted an “Agentic Workflows with Claude Code” workshop to empower members of the GW community to code responsibly using AI agents.

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Alumnus Khalid Syed to Lead Amentum’s National Security Initiatives

August 14, 2026

GW Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering alumnus, Khalid Syed, was named vice president of strategic national security initiatives at Amentum.

CEO of Nanochon and GW alumnus Ben Holmes

Alumnus Ben Holmes's Nanochon Approved for In-Human Clinical Trials in Panama

August 14, 2026

Nanochon received regulatory approval from Panama’s Ministry of Health to initiate its First-in-Human clinical study of its 3D printed knee implant, Chondrograft™.

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Innovative Dashboard Models Formula 1's Path to Carbon Neutrality

August 13, 2026

GW Engineering’s Caitlin Grady and Sachi Nandurkar have developed an interactive dashboard where users can visualize the data driving Formula 1's sustainability goals.

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Professor Michael Keidar Secures an Inaugural DOE Genesis Mission Award

August 11, 2026

MAE Prof. Michael Keidar's work centers on low-temperature plasmas, now supported by an inaugural Department of Energy Genesis Mission award to integrate AI in his R&D process.

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TRAILS Awards Over $515K for Trustworthy AI Research

August 5, 2026

TRAILS has awarded just over $515,000 to multidisciplinary teams from UMD, GW, Morgan State University, and Cornell University to support trustworthy AI research.

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GW Engineering Helps Design Microbe Powered Ocean Monitoring System

July 28, 2026

In UDaily, MAE Professor Matthew Rau explained how his manta ray-inspired collection system supports the University of Delaware’s project to power ocean sensors using microbes.

(Left to Right) Allison Andreyev and Rongqian Chen

Local DC High Schooler Partners with PhD Candidate to Advance Groundbreaking, Immersive Technology at GW Engineering

July 27, 2026

Current and future engineers, like PhD candidate Rongqian Chen and rising high school senior Allison Andreyev, are taking steps alongside GW faculty who are at the forefront of shaping emerging technologies.

Majumder presenting his master's research

Nationally Recognized Membrane Innovation Emerges from GW Engineering Lab

July 24, 2026

Working in Prof. Xitong Liu's lab, Samarpan Deb Majumder, M.S. ‘25, developed a next-generation RO membrane in his master's thesis recognized by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.

Matthew Kay in his lab (Credit: Logan Werlinger).

Matthew Kay Named Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs

July 17, 2026

On July 1, Biomedical Engineering (BME) Professor Dr. Matthew Kay was named GW Engineering’s new Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs.

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GW Engineering EV Subsidy Research Cited in Tech Times

July 16, 2026

Tech Times cited a study led by researchers in the EMSE Department that shows how instant point-of-sale EV rebates provide far greater consumer value than traditional tax credits.