Engineering and... News: May 2024 |
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| Greetings GW Engineering Community,
What an amazing year for the School of Engineering and Applied Science! I want to send a huge congratulations to the GW Engineering Class of 2024 on finishing strong and being the loudest and proudest group during GW’s Commencement on the National Mall. As we close out another academic cycle, I proudly
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I am regularly in awe of and always extremely grateful for the many members of our community who give their time, talent, and resources to help our school grow and thrive. On May 2, thanks to a gift from Professor Emeritus Hermann Helgert and his family, we established the Helgert Family Endowed PhD Fellowship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This endowment is an illustration of the Helgert Family’s appreciation for all they have gained from the GW community over the years and of their belief that even greater things are ahead for GW Engineering.
GW Engineering alumni represent some of the most successful executives, practitioners, entrepreneurs, scientists, and public servants in their industries. Alumnus Connor Roberts, B.S. ’16, M.S. ’17, is partnering with Professor Ekundayo Shittu and others to develop and deploy a device that tracks and monitors the usage of medical equipment in real-time. Roberts is CEO and founder of Opal HTM, which innovates devices and advanced algorithms to track equipment use, analyze machines’ reliability over time, and quantify key factors like a device’s age, usage, and physical location.
Our students have also experienced significant successes and milestones this year. GW Engineers Without Borders (GW EWB) is collaborating with a non-governmental organization in Uganda, Nest Savings, to help expand early education and K-12 resources in Yumbe. Led by Mechanical Engineering juniors Isabella Elmore and Tamar Todd, this project will offer students access to improved study spaces, a new computer lab, an early child development center, and other expansions and improvements of their existing library.
At this year’s GW Engineering Graduation Celebration, we welcomed W. Scott Amey as the keynote speaker. Amey has been instrumental in the long-term success of our school and students, serving on the GW Board of Trustees and the GW Engineering National Advisory Council. Most notably, Amey created our school’s career services center, which is now named in his honor. During his speech, Amey reminded the graduates of the importance of relationships in their professional and personal lives.
GW Engineering students Yahya Aliyu and Tyler Wyka were chosen as this year’s student keynote speakers for GW’s Commencement and GW Engineering’s Graduation Celebration, respectively. Aliyu earned his B.S. from GW last year and graduated this spring with an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering. During his speech, he encouraged his fellow graduates to use what they’ve learned at GW to make the world a better place. Wyka graduated with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and will be staying at GW to pursue his M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He emphasized to the energetic Smith Center crowd the importance of reflection, kindness, and empathy.
As we close out the academic year and head into the summer months, I want to encourage everyone to use this time to think about your legacy of excellence. What do you want to leave behind? How do you want to be an instrument of change to create a better world? The successful navigation of challenges of another complex year illustrates the exceptional quality and character of the entire GW Engineering community. It’s an honor to be the Dean of this wonderful school, and I look forward to what is ahead.
Please note that this will be the last newsletter for the 23/24 academic year. Look out for the next newsletter in September! Have a great summer and continue to…
Raise High!
John Lach
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2024 GW Engineering Commencement |
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Graduates of GW’s School of Engineering & Applied Science (GW Engineering) are the architects of tomorrow, poised to embark on new adventures and committed to making the world a better place with their new skills and knowledge, and through their commitment to innovation and global impact. At the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 16 and the Graduation Celebration on May 17, a dominant theme emerged from the speeches given by GW Engineering Dean John Lach, students, and alumni at GW Engineering’s 2024 Commencement ceremonies: the importance of embracing mistakes and maintaining kindness and empathy in their careers. Those values were emphasized as essential components for professional and personal success.
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Professor Helgert Gives Back to GW Engineering Through Endowed Fellowship |
On May 2, 2024, 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 (ECE). Helgert’s generous contribution to the department will be used to recruit and retain exceptional full-time doctoral students within the ECE department. Also at the signing were Dr. Suresh Subramaniam, Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, and Dr. Tarek El-Ghazawi, ECE Department Chair. For nearly 50 years, Helgert has been a GW Engineering faculty member and conducts research in the area of communication networks, with a specialization in networks employing wireless communication channels.
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Illuminating Biological Interactions: Professor Entcheva Leads an International Study on Cardiac Function |
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By 2030, it is estimated that 12.1 million people in the United States will have atrial fibrillation, one of the numerous rhythm abnormalities of the heart called arrhythmias. Therefore, understanding the complex biological functions that allow the heart to function normally and what disruptions cause these abnormalities that may lead to other life-threatening conditions is of utmost importance to researchers like Professor of Biomedical Engineering Emilia Entcheva.
Over the next three years, Entcheva will lead the first-ever study investigating interactions between
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Biomedical Engineering Students Volunteer at AIMBE Annual Event
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Demonstrating Proficiency in the Defense of Autonomous Systems
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Advancing the Clinical Application of Microbubbles
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In the novel study “Impact of Altered Shell and Gas Compositions on the Material Properties of Microbubbles,” third-year Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Mehmet Yapar and co-authors Roozbeh Hassanzaderh Azami and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Kausik Sarkar made significant strides in addressing challenges limiting the clinical applications of microbubbles by advancing understanding of microbubble properties. Yapar’s presentation of this research at the 2024 IEEE South Asian Ultrasonics Symposium (SAUS) earned him recognition as a finalist for the Best Poster Award.
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Engineering Change in Yumbe, Uganda Through Community Learning Center |
GW Engineering Student and Faculty Member Win Prizes at Regional NAGS Event |
Recognizing the Impact of the Latest GW Engineering Graduate Ambassadors |
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Alumnus and Professor Partner to Bring Revolutionary Medical Sensor to Market |
PhD Alumnus Raises $4M for Nanochon to Advance 3D-printed Knee Implant |
GW Engineering Alumnus Arun Vemury Named 2024 SIA Excellence in Government Service Award Winner |
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GW Researchers Engage with Area Science Journalists and Communicators |
GW Research Showcase Strives for Sustainable and Equitable Future |
Live From the Mall: Members of the Class of 2024 Share Favorite GW Memories on Commencement Day |
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The Office of Graduate Admissions and Student Services at GW Engineering fosters academic, professional, and personal growth for all our graduate students. Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, Austin Reading, is a key part of this process!
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| Q: How long have you been working at GW and what is your position?
A: I’ve been working at GW for about six years and my current role is Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions. I also went to GW for undergrad, so I’ve been around GW since Fall 2012.
Q: What led you to this career?
A: After I finished undergrad, I worked as a government proposal coordinator and it just wasn’t for me. I had always really enjoyed my job as a student worker and I just had a feeling this would be a much better fit for me.
Q: Why did you choose GW?
A: I had a fantastic experience as a GW undergrad. Like many, I initially came to GW as a first-year student wanting to study political science in D.C. I remember visiting campus when I was still in high school on a lovely fall day and feeling like I was “at home.”
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The Festival of Animation was first held in 1990 to showcase the projects from the course Computer Animation. Over the years, it has expanded to showcase projects from a wider range of computer science courses, including Computer Graphics, Computer Game Design and Programming, Design of Interactive Multimedia, Design of Human Computer Interface, Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR). The latest Festival, held on May 3, 2024, involved 100 students and highlighted their work from five participating courses taught by Profs. James Hahn, Hurriyet A. Ok, Elyse Nicolas, Louai Adhami, and Juman Byun.
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Undergraduate Celebrations |
As their academic journey ends, graduating GW Engineering students gathered in GW’s University Student Center for two events on May 15th to celebrate their accomplishments and pledge their commitment to being responsible members of the engineering and computing professions. These events included the Order of the Engineer and Pledge of Computing Professional Induction Ceremonies, where approximately 100 students were inducted into either chapter, and the Undergraduate Awards Celebration, where various awards for academic accomplishments and Senior Design Projects were presented.
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GW's Commencement on the National Mall featured speeches from President Ellen Granberg, Provost Christopher Alan Bracey, Board of Trustees Chair Grace Speights, J.D. '82, and MSNBC host and former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. In his speech as Class of 2024 Commencement speaker, GW Engineering graduate Yahya Aliyu said, "As GW students, our graduation canonizes us as revolutionaries—a name we chose for ourselves. We are inspired by those revolutions that have ushered in new paradigms of thinking, introduced ground-shattering innovations & challenged the status quo to make the world a better place.”
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