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Professor Luyao Lu

Professor Luyao Lu Receives NSF CAREER Award for Automated Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms

March 12, 2024

BME assistant professor Luyao Lu has received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to work to address technical challenges around in vitro live cells and develop automated lab-on-a-chip platforms to overcome them.

Dr. David Broniatwoski

Professor Broniatowski Explains Social Media Algorithms

March 11, 2024

NBC5 shared an informational article explaining how social media platforms use algorithms to decide what content to show with input from experts such as EMSE professor David Broniatowski.

Dr. Dehghanian pictured with fellow participants of the roundtable discussion

Innovating for a Sustainable Environment

Smart Grid Pioneer Payman Dehghanian Honored as U.S. ASPIRE Prize Runner-Up

March 11, 2024

Recognized as one of the top three emerging talents nationwide, ECE associate professor Payman Dehghanian was honored as the U.S. runner-up for the 2023 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research & Education (ASPIRE).

Sarkar at IIT Madras for his invited talk

GW Professors Abroad: Dr. Kausik Sarkar Visits IIT Madras in India

March 7, 2024

MAE professor Kausik Sarkar traveled to the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in early February to share the latest developments in his lab's two main areas of research in an invited talk.

Professor Caitlin Grady

Improving Engineering Ethics Education

March 5, 2024

In a project supported by NSF, EMSE assistant professor Caitlin Grady is taking a novel approach to teaching engineering ethics to ensure all students develop a broad moral agency.

BYD Seagull hatchback at the Shanghai auto show in 2023.

Debate Over Chinese-Made EVs in American Politics

Professor Helveston Featured in Vox on Biden's Policies Around EVs

March 4, 2024

Vox interviewed EMSE professor John Helveston in an article examining the reasons behind why the Biden administration is continuing policies that prevent cheap Chinese-made electric vehicles from being sold in the US.

Students pictured at the 2024 Engineer's Ball

GW Engineering Community Hits the Dance Floor at Annual Engineer’s Ball

March 4, 2024

On March 2, 2024, over 160 attendees gathered at The Westin in Georgetown for a fun night filled with music, dancing, and a photo booth at GW Engineering’s annual Engineer’s Ball.

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Cast Your Vote for GW Engineering in the 2024 STAT Madness Tournament!

February 29, 2024

Congratulations to Luyao Lu, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, for being selected for the 2024 national STAT Madness competition for the dissolvable heart monitor he developed in collaboration with Northwestern University!

February 2024 Newsletter

February 29, 2024

February 2024 Newsletter

Undergraduate students learning

Calling All Future Computing Researchers: Learn More About UR2PhD!

February 28, 2024

For GW Engineering undergraduate students looking to make their impact on the computing research field, check out the Computing Research Association’s Undergraduate Research to PhD Program!

Dr. Robert Pless

Professor Robert Pless Among 2024 LAS Collaborators

February 26, 2024

Professor of Computer Science Robert Pless was one of 22 faculty collaborators selected to receive research funding from the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) at NC State University this year.

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GW Engineering is Hiring!

February 22, 2024

GW Engineering is seeking an inaugural Director of External Partnerships to serve as the primary interface between a portfolio of industry partners and the School to support the School's multiple initiatives.