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GW Engineering’s Women in Tech Empowered at Grace Hopper Celebration 2024

October 22, 2024

The CS Department supported a group of 16 female students in attending the 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration in Philadelphia, fostering connections and career growth in the industry.

Clockwise from top left: Kevin Brown, M.E. ’94; James Small, B.A. ’84; Zinhle Essamuah, B.A. ’15, CERT. ’16, M.A. ’17; and Dale Carlson-Bebout, M.B.A ’90.

Alumnus Kevin Brown Honored with Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

October 22, 2024

GW Engineering alumnus Kevin Brown, Dell's EVP of Global Operations, receives the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for excellence and innovation in his career.

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Fostering Research and Diversity Excellence

GW Engineering’s Contribution at BMES Annual Meeting

October 21, 2024

GW Engineering will be well represented at this year’s BMES meeting, including poster and oral presentations by BME students and conference leadership by MAE Professor Grace Zhang.

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GW Engineering Alumnus Named Member of NASA Simulated Mars Mission

October 20, 2024

GW Engineering alumnus Obaid Alsuwaidi joins NASA's 45-day simulated Mars mission, contributing to research on human health in spaceflight environments.

Tian Lan

Enhancing the Security of Mixed Reality Technologies

October 18, 2024

In a collaborative effort supported by DARPA, ECE Professor Tian Lan is working to build MR systems to safeguard human users from cognitive attacks and offer verifiable cognitive guarantees.

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MITRE Welcomes GW Engineering Alumnus Chris Inglis to Board of Trustees

October 17, 2024

MITRE names Chris Inglis, former National Cyber Director, to its Board of Trustees. Inglis brings 40+ years of experience in cybersecurity and holds a degree from GW Engineering.

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GW Engineering Alum James Scobey Takes on CISO Role at Keeper Security

October 17, 2024

Former SEC CISO James Scobey, a GW Engineering alumnus, has joined Keeper Security as its new Chief Information Security Officer, bringing extensive cybersecurity expertise.

Dr. Can Korman

Transforming Macroeconomic Analysis with Hysteresis Modeling Techniques

October 16, 2024

In an unexpected collaboration, ECE Professor Can Korman lended his expertise in magnetic hysteresis to shed light on hysteresis in macroeconomics in the new book, Theory of Macroeconomic Hysteresis.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in Engineering

October 16, 2024

GW Engineering hosted weekly community events for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrating the contributions of Hispanic engineers and scientists and inspiring students with their stories and achievements.

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October's Local Hero: Amy Fehr

October 15, 2024

Each month we will highlight one of the members of the GW Engineering staff in our Local Hero editorial feature. Take the time to meet October’s Local Hero, Amy Fehr!

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Alumna Stephanie Storie Appointed to Berkshire United Way Board of Directors

October 13, 2024

Berkshire United Way announced the appointment of seven new board members, including GW Engineering alumnus Stephanie Storie who earned a master's degree in engineering management.

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Professor John Helveston Explores China’s Global EV Expansion

October 11, 2024

VOA News reported that Chinese EV companies are expanding worldwide, with insights from Prof. John Helveston on what this means for global markets.