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May 2023 Newsletter

May 31, 2023

May 2023 Newsletter

Inductees of GW's new NAI chapter pose with other members of the university's innovation community.

Inventors Community at GW Engineering Strengthened by NAI Chapter Launch

May 30, 2023

On April 26, GW launched a National Academy of Inventors chapter to honor its thriving community of researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs across the university. GW Engineering had 17 faculty members inducted!

Dr. Victor Krauthamer

Dr. Krauthamer Comments on Fraud in the Medical Device Industry

May 30, 2023

Dr. Victor Krauthamer was featured in an article by Stat News that covers the story of the company Stimwave's device fraud that became widespread news in March.

Dr. Suresh Subramaniam

Dr. Subramaniam Awarded for Years of Research on Optical Networking

May 26, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Suresh Subramaniam on being awarded the 2022 Outstanding Technical Achievement Award by the Optical Networking Technical Committee of the IEEE Communications Society!

Dr. Victor Krauthamer

Dr. Krauthamer Questions FDA Decision to Approve Human Trials for Neuralink

May 26, 2023

Dr. Victor Krauthamer was featured in an article by Reuters that examines the FDA's decision to clear Neuralink for its first-in-human clinical trials.

Professor Jon Deason and colleagues discussing EEMI intiatives

EEMI Presents Key Initiatives to Combat Climate Change

May 22, 2023

On May 10, the GW Environmental and Energy Management Insitute (EEMI) gathered colleagues for a meeting to address the pressing issue of climate change and the need for global action.

Science & Engineering Hall

May's Local Hero: Doreen Walters-Edwards

May 17, 2023

Each month we will highlight one of the members of the GW Engineering admin team in our Local Hero editorial feature. Take the time to meet May's Local Hero, Doreen Walters-Edwards!

Nelson Jaimes receiving his award at the 2023 SPIE Disruptive Technologies in Information Sciences conference

Advancing Information Sciences Through Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

May 17, 2023

Congratulations to Computer Science Ph.D. student, Nelson Jaimes, on presenting the paper, "Using biologically hierarchical modular architecture for explainable, tunable, generalizable, spatial AI,” at the 2023 Disruptive Technologies in Information Sciences conference and winning the Student Emerging and Disruptive Innovation Award!

From left: Steven Livingston, Adam Conner, Rebekah Tromble, Neil Johnson and Jack Nassetta sitting on a stage

Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics

May 15, 2023

Dr. David A. Broniatowski serves as the Associate Director of the GW Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP). IDDP’s mission is to help the public, journalists, and policymakers understand digital media’s influence on public dialogue and opinion, and to develop sound solutions to disinformation and other ills that arise in these spaces.

Professors Sorger and El-Ghazawi

Future Technologies for AI and Computing

May 15, 2023

Professors Tarek El-Ghazawi, Volker Sorger, and Ahmed Louri are each working on future technologies for AI and computing using grants from various institutions.

close up digitized image of nanofibrous membranes

Development of Electrospun Nanofibrous Air Filters for Controlling the Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

May 15, 2023

Professor Danmeng Shuai collaborated with Professor Yun Shen and developed electrospun nanofibrous membranes with a reduced fiber diameter and pore size to effectively capture coronavirus aerosols.

Professor Luyao Lu

Engineering Personalized Devices

May 15, 2023

Professor Luyao Lu’s lab explores the next-generation soft, lightweight, biocompatible materials and devices such as transparent microelectrodes, photodetectors, solar cells, and light-emitting diodes.