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Students of Philippe Bardet with equipment to be repurposed into a new lab facility.

Expanding the Study of Fluid Mechanics at GW Engineering

February 27, 2023

GW Engineering's Philippe Bardet secured equipment from the Idaho National Laboratory to expand the study of fluid mechanics at GW.

Tenisha "Ava" Williams

Engineering for Change

Lessons from GW Engineering's Frank Howard Lecture with Tenisha 'Ava' Williams

February 27, 2023

Consultant, CEO and "equity warrior" Tenisha "Ava" Williams, B.S. '13, discussed her multidisciplinary approach to building a better world at GW Engineering's Frank Howard Lecture.

Dr. Adam Aviv

iPhone Passcodes Become an Opening to Steal One's Digital Life

February 24, 2023

Dr. Adam Aviv was quoted in a recent article by the Wall Street Journal on the dangers of someone learning your iPhone passcode.

Group of people walking away from fire and rescue testing building

Creating Trustworthy AI Systems to Ensure Equity in the Real World

February 23, 2023

Through the DTAIS program, GW Engineering will play a leading role in developing the next generation of AI algorithms and systems and how those systems can be best integrated within society.

si-ge-sn alloy

Professor Tianshu Li's New Research Grant: Energy Frontier Research Center

February 23, 2023

Prof. Li’s recent discovery of short-range chemical order in silicon-germaniumtin (Si-Ge-Sn) semiconductor alloys directly initiates a $10.35 million Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) funded by the Department of Energy.

Dr. Lorena Barba

Reproducibility and Open Science

February 23, 2023

A movement for open science & reproducibility has been growing across fields of research. MAE Professor Lorena Barba is a member of the NASEM Reproducibility and Replicability in Science study committee who noted areas of improvement on this topic.

Dr. Payman Dehghanian

Combating Wildfires in the Arctic: An Energy Resilience Approach

February 23, 2023

ECE Assistant Professor Payman Dehghanian and his team were awarded a $2.82M NSF contract for the project, “Foundations for Improving Resilience in the Energy Sector against Wildfires on Alaskan Lands (FIREWALL).”

high-throughput drug testing platforms are developed in the lab using optogenetics and all-optical technologies

Using Light and Human Stem-Cell Derived Heart Cells to Advance Personalized Medicine

February 23, 2023

Professor Emilia Entcheva’s laboratory, the Cardiac Optogenetics & Optical Imaging Laboratory, works to aid the advancement of personalized medicine.

Tenisha "Ava" Williams

From Good Intentions, to Impact and Action

February 23, 2023

Hear from this year's Frank Howard Distinguished Lecture speaker, Tenisha "Ava" Williams, talk about her GW story and professional goals.

Danmeng Shuai

Nanomaterial Boosts Potency of Coronavirus Disinfectants

Enhanced disinfectant is two-to-four times more effective in neutralizing pathogen threat

February 22, 2023

A research team led by the George Washington University has engineered a new nanomaterial that can boost the potency of common disinfectants.

Scholarships Open Doors: Chris Harvell, B.S. '98

Empowered by Opportunity

February 21, 2023

Chris Harvell, B.S. '98, reflects on how a GW scholarship set him on a path of entrepreneurship and advocacy.

Danmeng Shuai

Professor Shuai Recognized by AAEES 40 Under 40

February 17, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Danmeng Shuai on being selected for The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists’ (AAEES) 40 Under 40 Recognition Program!