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GW Engineering Students Address Societal Challenges at 2025 R&D Showcase

April 29, 2025

GW Engineering’s 2025 R&D and Senior Design Showcase highlights groundbreaking student research, from therapeutic ultrasound to renewable energy solutions.

Caitlin Grady

Caitlin Grady to Drive Collaboration in New Energy and Tech Research Network at GW

April 28, 2025

GW Engineering’s Caitlin Grady will lead a new research community on Energy, Technology, and Decision Making as part of the Alliance for Sustainable Future's Research Champions initiative.

GW Engineering Professors Xitong Liu, Adam Aviv, and Danmeng Shuai pictured with their awards along GW leadership and fellow OVPR awardees.

15th Annual Faculty Honors Ceremony Spotlights Excellence at GW Engineering

April 28, 2025

On April 24, Profs. Kartik Bulusu, Xitong Liu, Danmeng Shuai, Adam Aviv, and graduate assistant Guanan Zhang were honored for their exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at GW.

Peng Wei at the IAESEAI Conference

Professor Peng Wei Shapes Global AI Safety Conversation Ahead of Paris AI Summit

April 25, 2025

MAE Professor Peng Wei spoke at the IAESEAI Conference and the IP Paris’ AI, Science, and Society Conference in Paris at the start of February, ahead of the AI Action Summit.

GW's 2025 Distinguished Scholars

Ozzy Simpson Named GW Engineering's 2025 Distinguished Scholar

April 24, 2025

At the annual Academic Honors Ceremony, GW Engineering announced that computer science major Ozzy Simpson was selected as our school's 2025 Distinguished Scholar!

Lieutenant General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick

Alumnus Thomas Bostick Advocates for Regulatory Reform to Strengthen U.S. Innovation

April 24, 2025

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick urges modernized regulations and stronger public-private partnerships to keep the U.S. competitive in biotech and infrastructure.

Tian Lan

Tian Lan Delivers Keynote at Bowie State’s Inaugural AI & Data Science Conference

April 23, 2025

ECE Professor Tian Lan joined tech leaders at Bowie State’s first AI & Data Science Conference, presenting research on multi-agent decision-making in the open world.

Left: The April 15th cover of Biophysical Journal shows human cardiomyocytes (green, blue, yellow) with magnetic nanoparticles, mNPs (red). Right: A Halbach array of magnets was used to control the speed of cardiac waves, which were optically mapped.

Magnetic Control of Cardiac Waves Featured on the Cover of Biophysical Journal

April 23, 2025

PhD student Maria Pozo in Prof. Emilia Entcheva’s lab led a study using a Halbach array and magnetic nanoparticles to modulate cardiac waves.

Panah pictured with images from the piece, “The Splash of Milk Streams Impacting a Solid Surface”

Seeing the Unseen: New Art Exhibit Brings Fluid Dynamics to Life

April 22, 2025

A new exhibit in the Science and Engineering Hall, curated by Prof. Azar Panah, blends fluid dynamics with art, revealing the hidden beauty of flow through vivid, captivating visuals.

Gina Adam and Osama Yousuf

Researchers Transform Memristor Flaws into AI Efficiency Gains

April 21, 2025

Prof. Gina Adam and student Osama Yousuf pioneered fault-tolerant AI hardware using layer-ensemble averaging, paving the way for energy-efficient computing at scale.

Professor Shuai's research group pictured together at GW

Battling the Bug: How GW Engineering is Leading the Charge Against Norovirus

April 17, 2025

Prof. Danmeng Shuai and his students at GW Engineering are leading disinfection research to protect public health by uncovering new ways to fight norovirus and reduce waterborne outbreaks.

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April’s Local Hero: Chris Heroman

April 16, 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 April’s Local Hero, Chris Heroman!