Engineering and... News: February 2026 |
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Dear Engineering Colleagues,
It’s been an exciting month for GW Engineering, anchored by our annual celebration of the engineering profession and our wonderful community – Engineers Week. This year, our celebrations began on Wednesday, February 17th, and will conclude tomorrow, February 28th, with the GW TAI and GeorgeHacks Hackathon.
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Over the last two weeks, our departments, student organizations, and offices have hosted a number of engaging events to highlight engineering accomplishments and cultivate community across our school.
It’s been a pleasure to see students, faculty, and staff all celebrating together in the SEH, reflecting the spirit of our school’s vibrant, devoted community. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about these events and other recent community accomplishments below.
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Raise High,
Jason Zara
Interim Dean, GW Engineering
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GW Engineering’s New AI Academy Helps Faculty Build AI Fluency |
GW Engineering Professor Lorena A. Barba has launched the GW Engineering AI Academy to support faculty in developing AI capabilities that can be applied directly to their teaching and research, giving them confidence, fluency, and excitement about the future with AI. The initiative is part of the school’s partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN).
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March 3 from 1pm to 2pm: ECE Distinguished Lecture Series: Building Trustworthy AI Systems for Computer Vision and Medicine
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March 4, 18, & 25 from 12:25pm to 1pm: Women's History Month Booth
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March 4 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm: E&Y Panel Discussion: Technology Consulting Careers for STEM Majors
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March 5 from 2pm to 4pm: Effective Tech Communication in the Workplace
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Emotion-Sensing Robot Dog Showcase by Biomedical Engineering Group at AAAS 2026
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| Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Environmental Engineering Students Win Top Awards for Innovative Startup LayerPure
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New Research Aims to Curb Deception in AI Systems
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Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Shaping the Future of Semiconductor Chips
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Engineering Management & Systems Engineering |
Improving Lives with Systems Engineering
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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Caught on Camera: Science You Can See and Art You Can Feel
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Build a Platform to Make Survey Research More Reproducible |
After growing increasingly frustrated with existing survey software options, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE) Professor John Helveston built surveydown, a fully open-source survey tool created in just six weeks with help from LLMs like ChatGPT. The platform has gained traction in the survey-building and open-source communities, and was recently featured in PLOS One and shared at major conferences.
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Clark Scholars Champion Fire Safety Through Service on MLK Day |
Award-Winning GW Student Duo Connects Agentic AI and Public Policy |
Doctoral Student Stephanie Caporaletti to Chair Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins |
| Alumnus Jason O’Connor Leads Intel Sector at Leidos |
A Closer Look at Alumnus Andre Douglas and the NASA Team Preparing for Takeoff |
Holmes’ Nanochon Raises $4.1M to Begin First-in-Human Clinical Study |
| GW Launches First Phase of 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. Project |
Stronger Together: Cyber Leaders Address Converging Threats |
GW Welcomes Walk for Peace |
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As part of the Academic Advising, Enrollment Management, and Academic Success team, London advises all current and prospective undergraduate students in Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering, and select undecided students, helping them navigate degree requirements, connect with school and university resources, and find opportunities outside the classroom.
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| Q: How long have you been working at GW, and what is your position?
A: I have been at GW for 5 years, and I have been working in GW Engineering for 3 years. I am the Assistant Director for Undergraduate Academic Advising and Student Success.
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Q: What led you to this career?
A: I am a career educator. I worked in numerous positions at the K-12 level before transitioning to higher education. I have a passion for helping young people reach their academic and career goals, which began when I was a college student at UMD in College Park and volunteered for summer transitional programs that mentored the next class of students as they transitioned to college.
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Q: Why did you choose GW?
A: GW has a unique reputation for being a trendsetter and for the prime location in Washington, D.C.
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On February 17, GW Engineering kicked off Engineers Week programming that ran from February 17th to 28th. Under the national theme “Transform Your Future,” our E-Week celebration included a slew of events designed to boost students’ professional development and strengthen the GW Engineering community.
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Discover Boundless Research Opportunities with GWU-PREP |
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The GWU-PREP is a collaboration with GWU in Washington, DC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. GWU-PREP provides research opportunities at NIST to students, faculty, research staff, and postdoctoral researchers at GW as well as researchers at SURA-affiliated universities.
We support your ambitions by offering financial support to eligible GW community members, including a monthly stipend, hourly wage, or full tuition reimbursement for qualifying undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff.
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