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Lily Samoyan and Jack Palaian receiving their E-Council award

Celebrating Academic Achievement and Professional Commitment

Highlights from the 2024 Induction Ceremonies and Undergraduate Awards Celebration

May 16, 2024

Graduating GW Engineering students gathered for two events on May 15th to celebrate their accomplishments and pledge their commitment to being responsible members of the engineering and computing professions.

View of US Capitol building

GW Engineering Alumnus Arun Vemury Named 2024 SIA Excellence in Government Service Award Winner

May 16, 2024

Homeland Security Today reported that GW Engineering alumnus Arun Vemury was named a 2024 SIA Excellence in Government Service Award winner.

Nahom Melaku, Jeneva Hinojosa, Mobolade Olawale, Tamima Ahmed, Erin Vogt (Staff), Aditya Singh, Dawn Ginnetti (Staff), Bengisu Sisik, and Iyad Ait Hou. Not pictured: Shrinivas Petale.

Recognizing the Impact of the Latest GW Engineering Graduate Ambassadors

May 16, 2024

As we bid farewell to the extraordinary team of Graduate Ambassadors for the 2023-2024 academic year, we would like to highlight a few of the many ways they have helped the GW Engineering Office of Graduate Admissions and Student Services.

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May's Local Hero: Austin Reading

May 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 May's Local Hero, Austin Reading!

W. Scott Amey

Young People Make History and It’s Our Job to Support Them

W. Scott Amey, M.S. ‘75, named as the 2024 GW Engineering graduation celebration speaker

May 14, 2024

The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science is excited to welcome W. Scott Amey, M.S. ‘75 as the 2024 GW Engineering graduation celebration speaker.

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Professor Helveston Comments on New Tariffs Placed on Chinese-made EVs

May 14, 2024

Wired interviewed assistant professor John Helveston to comment on the effects the 100 percent tariff the Biden administration has placed on Chinese-made electric vehicles will have on the American EV market.

Gina Adam and NAGS president Joshua Barker

GW Engineering Student and Faculty Member Win Prizes at Regional NAGS Event

May 13, 2024

ECE professor Gina Adam was lauded for teaching and Systems Engineering doctoral student Leah Kaplan for an encore presentation of her thesis at hyper speed.

From left: ECE Department Chair Tarek El-Ghazawi, Professor Herman Helgert, Dean John Lach, and Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Suresh Subramaniam

Professor Helgert Gives Back to GW Engineering Through Endowed Fellowship

May 13, 2024

On May 2, Professor Hermann J. Helgert joined GW Engineering Dean John Lach in a signing ceremony to establish the Helgert Family Endowed Fellowship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Visualization of Hu's key findings from her study

Ph.D. Student Kejia Hu Advances Cost-Effective Desalination Technologies in Acclaimed Study

May 10, 2024

For her research addressing challenges surrounding desalination, GW Engineering is excited to announce Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. candidate Kejia Hu has been selected as a 2024 C. Ellen Gonter Awardee!

Mehmet Yapar

Advancing the Clinical Application of Microbubbles

May 9, 2024

MAE Ph.D. candidate Mehmet Yapar’s presentation of his research on microbubble properties at the 2024 IEEE South Asian Ultrasonics Symposium earned him recognition as a finalist for the Best Poster Award.

Brendan Humphrey

Graduating Mechanical Engineering Student's Journey to Dream Job at Health Startup

May 9, 2024

GW Today interviewed Brendan Humphrey, a current senior mechanical engineering student, about how GW helped him land a job at Plunge, a California-based health and wellness startup company.

CEO of Nanochon and GW alumnus Ben Holmes

GW Engineering Alumnus Secures $4M Seed Funding for Nanochon’s 3D-printed Knee Implants

May 8, 2024

Citybiz reported that GW Engineering alumnus Ben Holmes, Ph.D. ‘16, has raised $4M in seed funding from the University of Virginia’s Licensing and Ventures Group Seed Fund for his company, Nanochon.