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GW Researchers Advance Brain-Inspired AI with Study on Spiking Neural Networks

July 10, 2025

GW Engineering’s Gina Adam and Joseph Kilgore improve training for brain-inspired AI systems by exploring biologically informed neuron ratios in spiking neural networks.

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GW Engineering Alumnus Named Deputy Director of Space Development Agency

July 9, 2025

Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo, a GW Engineering doctoral graduate, was named Deputy Director of the Space Development Agency to help lead daily operations.

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GW Engineers Uncover New Insights into Diamond and Graphite Crystallisation

July 9, 2025

Researchers from GW Engineering’s CEE Department reveal how diamond and graphite form from molten carbon, advancing understanding of crystallisation through first-principles simulations.

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GW Engineer Transforms Campus Parks into Greenspace

July 7, 2025

Through her sustainability capstone project, systems engineering student Amna Maqsood redesigns two GW parks into greenspaces, using native plants to reduce runoff and lower long-term costs.

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Students Gain Hands-On Chip Design Experience in Microfabrication Couse

July 7, 2025

Through a partnership with NIST, students in Professor Gina Adam’s class designed and integrated new structures on microchips using real-world nanofabrication tools.

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Caitlin Grady on Why Hydropower is Critical to America's Power Grid

July 4, 2025

GW Engineering’s Caitlin Grady joined NPR’s All Things Considered podcast to discuss hydropower’s vital role in balancing the U.S. power grid alongside wind and solar energy.

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GW Engineering Named a Top U.S. School by Study International

July 3, 2025

Study International highlights GW Engineering as a top U.S. school for civil engineering, citing its hands-on learning, creativity, and real-world impact.

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John Lach Steps into Interim Provost Role

July 2, 2025

As interim provost, John Lach brings his people-first leadership style and GW Engineering’s collaborative spirit university-wide, aiming to amplify interdisciplinary innovation across GW.

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Tianshu Li Collaborates on NSF-Funded Research to Engineer Advanced Ceramic Materials

June 27, 2025

GW Engineering Professor Tianshu Li joins NSF-funded work developing a new class of materials called high-entropy ceramics for use in high-performance applications.