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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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Illuminating Biological Interactions
Professor Entcheva Leads an International Study on Cardiac Function
May 8, 2024
Entcheva to lead the first-ever study investigating subcellular interactions in human stem-cell-derived heart cells alongside international collaborators, supported by a $1.2M grant from the Human Frontier Science Program.
Cold Plasma Ablation System Developed with Professor Keidar’s Expertise Gains FDA Clearance
May 7, 2024
Yahoo! Finance shared US Medical Innovations’ announcement that they recently secured an FDA 510k Clearance for the Canady Helios Cold PlasmaTM Ablation System, for which MAE Professor Michael Keidar contributed to developing.