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Greetings, SEAS Alumni,
Here's a look at recent and upcoming SEAS activities and events:
SEAS Student Kenan Cole Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team
SEAS senior Kenan Cole--a member of the GW women's basketball team and a mechanical engineering major--has been selected an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-American.
Despite a demanding major and a grueling schedule, Cole has managed to maintain a 3.92 grade point average. In addition, she is averaging 11.1 points and 4.9 rebounds for the GW women's team. Cole ranks sixth in the league in three-point field goal percentage at 40.5 percent (34-of-84), while shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 92.2 percent at the free throw line.
To read more about Cole, please see either the GW press release or the Washington Post story on her academic and athletic achievements.
Professor Cutler Wins NASA Research Grant
Professor Andrew Cutler of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently received a three-year, $595,000 grant from NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Fundamental Aeronautics Program, to further develop one of his areas of research. Funding for the first year of the grant will be $256,000. Details of his grant follow in the article below, republished with the permission of The GW Hatchet.
GW receives NASA grant for laser research
The GW Hatchet
March 1, 2007
NASA awarded $256,000 to GW's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to research a laser technique to measure flame qualities.
CARS, which stands for Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering, is a laser technique that makes remote measurements in the temperature and gas qualities of flame. NASA is interested in this research for its application to supersonic combustion ram jets, nicknamed scramjets.
Engineering and Applied Sciences professor Andrew Cutler, who has participated in research projects at the NASA center in Hampton, Va., spearheaded GW's entry into a national research competition that allowed the SEAS department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to receive NASA's grant. Cutler said about one in seven of the companies and universities that submitted proposals received grants. Other successful proposals came from University of Virginia, North Carolina State University, Stanford University and Ohio State University.
"I'm glad I was able to get money. Without it, my involvement (in this research) would have gone away," Cutler said.
Research in the CARS field will ideally culminate in the creation of scramjets with air breathing engines designed for hypersonic flight. These scramjets would have an advantage over rockets because they would capture air from the atmosphere and they would be much lighter as a result of a minimal need for fuel and oxygen tanks.
"The idea is very old, it has been being investigated since before the Apollo program," Cutler said of the research. "It's difficult to make it work."
The money allotted to GW will go toward hiring a research scientist and at least one graduate student and equipment fees. Cutler will lead the research project.
Nominations Sought for GW Engineering Hall of Fame
In November 2006, SEAS launched a new recognition program to honor the most distinguished individuals who have been associated with SEAS during their lives and careers. The GW Engineering Hall of Fame recognizes SEAS alumni as well as faculty, staff, and friends who during their careers have made sustained and meritorious contributions to engineering/technology and/or management. These individuals bring distinction to GW through their significant achievements and their contributions to their professions, the University, and society-at-large.
SEAS is eager to receive nominations of individuals to be considered for future induction. The deadline for consideration for induction at the November 2007 Hall of Fame banquet is March 16, 2007. Alumni who would like to nominate an individual for the GW Engineering Hall of Fame, should complete a nomination form and send it to:
SEAS Office of Advancement
The George Washington University
Tompkins Hall, Room 210
725 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
Fax: 202-994-2684
E-mail: seasalum@gwu.edu
To read the biographies on all the inductees, please visit www.seas.gwu.edu/ifaf/hall_of_fame_inductees_2006.
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2006 Inductees to the GW Engineering Hall of Fame
From left to right:
Front Row: Gary Bard, Margorie Townsend, David Wang, Patrick Martin
Back Row: Nick Paleologos, Dean Tim Tong, Paul Culhane (accepting on behalf of his late uncle Spencer Prentiss), Mark Hughes |
Attention SEAS Alumni: Classes 1996 to 2006
Dear SEAS Alumnus/a:
We hope that you received our recent letter informing you that SEAS is conducting an alumni survey as part of our academic self-study for our ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accreditation and our Academic Program Review process for GW.
This is an important study for us, and we are writing to ask your help in completing it. Because you graduated from a SEAS undergraduate program between 1996 and 2006, we are contacting you-and all alumni from this time period-to ask your impressions of your undergraduate education in engineering or computer science. We will use the results from the survey to help improve the quality of our academic programs and ensure that our graduates are well prepared for employment and/or post-baccalaureate education.
You can help us a great deal by taking a few minutes to share your experiences and opinions about your undergraduate education from SEAS. You can complete the survey by going online and filling it out electronically. Please find the electronic survey at: https://www.gwu.edu/oapa/seas/seas_alumni_2006.htm.
Your responses are completely confidential and will be analyzed by the GW Office of Academic Planning and Assessment, not by SEAS. Answers will be released only as summaries in which no individual's answers can be identified. Your name will not be connected to your answers in any way. This survey is voluntary.
If you have any questions or comments about this study, we would be happy to talk with you. Please feel free to contact us through Evan Fertel, executive coordinator, Associate Dean's Office, at efertel@gwu.edu. Thank you very much for helping with this important study.
Sincerely,
Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.
Dean
J.P. Blackford, BS 95, MS 97
President, Engineer Alumni Association
Angel Investing Mini-Workshop
The George Washington University's School of Engineering and Applied Science
Council of Entrepreneurial Transfer and Commercialization (CET2C)
Angel Investors of Greater Washington (AIoGW.org)
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Entrepreneur Center @ Northern Virginia Technology Council
Invite you to join us for a complimentary mini-workshop on angel investing
Angel investors are the primary funders of new technology-based startups, annually investing around $30 billion in 50,000 deals across the country. In an effort to help startup creation and funding in the Greater Washington area, we invite you to join us for a free mini-workshop on angel investing. This is a great networking opportunity to meet other area leaders interested in making the Greater Washington region a premier technology cluster, by commercializing the area's break-through university and federal lab technologies through new startup creation and funding.
Angel investing isn't just about providing capital. It is also about people who want to do well by doing good. Angel investing is ideal for successful entrepreneurs who have exited their business and have an interest in staying involved in early-stage companies, or high net-worth individuals with senior business experience, who now have the time and interest in helping the next generation of area entrepreneurs. Angel investing involves mentoring and providing strategic advice, along with helping to recruit senior management and provide access to institutional investors and strategic partners.
The workshop will be led by active angel investors, serial entrepreneurs, regional venture capitalists, and private equity experts. The mini-workshop will cover:
- How to structure the investment deal
- Due diligence
- Managing dilution
- Knowing your exit strategy
Venture Capital/Angels Workshop II:
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Time: 3:00-6:00
Place: 1957 E Street, NW
The City View Room, 7th Floor
The George Washington University
Washington, DC, 20052
Immediately following the workshop, we will be hosting a reception for 5 start-up companies to present their new business.
Reception and Start-up Presentations:
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Time: 6:30-9:00
Place: 1957 E Street, NW
The City View Room, 7th Floor
The George Washington University
Washington, DC, 20052
The registration fee for the workshop is $450, but GW alumni will be offered complimentary registration.
Please RSVP for by March 15, 2007 by emailing seasalum@gwu.edu or calling 202-994-8474.
For more information about the event, please visit www.AIoGW.org.
About the hosts:
The George Washington University's School of Engineering and Applied Science
Council of Entrepreneurial Transfer and Commercialization (CET2C): The mission of the Council is to assist faculty, student, and alumni entrepreneurs with education and training, technology commercialization, start-up formation, and enterprise funding. The Council sponsors regular "brown bag" events and an ongoing "Lab to IPO" lecture series, where area entrepreneurs, angels/VCs and service providers make presentations to faculty, students, and alumni to help commercialize university technology.
Angel Investors of Greater Washington (AIoGW.org): Is an angel group working in and around Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. We invest in entrepreneurs with a special emphasis on those who are willing and able to help commercialize federally funded R&D produced at the university and federal labs in the region.
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED): The department's mission is simple: to attract new businesses, stimulate private investment and create jobs, encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies and provide businesses in Maryland with workforce training and financial assistance.
Entrepreneur Center @ NVTC: Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. NVTC has more than 1100 member companies representing over 188,000 employees.
SEAS Graduate Research & Development Showcase
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Marvin Center Continental Ballroom, 3rd Floor
801 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
You are cordially invited to the first annual Graduate R&D Showcase sponsored by SEAS and Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer and Commercialization (CET2C).
The showcase will be a great opportunity for you and/or your company to survey the talents of successful students who will soon enter the job market. Here in our nation's capital, these students have honed their skills to produce exciting projects in pursuit of masters degrees in the following fields:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
Telecommunications and Computers
Register today!
Company Registration
Student Registration
GW Offers New Graduate Certificate Program in IT
The George Washington University is offering a new 15-credit graduate certificate in IT for Justice and Public Safety. The objective is to teach students how to apply computer science technology to meet the needs of data sharing, interoperability, data management, and security in the field of law enforcement and justice. This certificate provides a focused skill set for professionals in this field who want to lend their IT technical expertise to fight crime and terrorism. If you are now working as an information engineer, senior systems analyst, software developer, database administrator, or internet specialist, or on the technical staff of law enforcement and public safety agencies or related corporations, this program may help advance your career. Students who continue to the master's program gain further skills related to JIT, especially if they select the JIT focus area. All five courses earned as a part of this certificate can be transferred into the M.S. program.
The JIT graduate certificate is offered on both the Virginia Campus and the main campus in downtown DC, in an open enrollment format.
The certificate can be earned by completing five courses in the program during the regular academic semesters. To read the course descriptions, please visit the curriculum section of the Department of Computer Science website.
SEAS is proud to announce the GW Engineering group on LinkedIn, an independent, commercial, online networking tool.
SEAS has partnered with LinkedIn to provide this service for SEAS alumni, students, faculty, and staff, and we invite you to join the GW Engineering group. We hope that you will find it a useful tool for business networking, job searches, or simply for locating other members of the SEAS community.
To join the GW Engineering group, just click here and complete a LinkedIn member profile. Access to the group is free, completely optional, and is available only to members of the SEAS community.
About online business networking: You can use LinkedIn to expand and track your network in an organized and systematic way. The GW Engineering group on LinkedIn provides an ideal starting point, and it also provides a point of contact for people outside the SEAS community who are connected to your fellow GW Engineering group members.
About privacy: Please read the LinkedIn privacy policy to answer any concerns about privacy.
Upcoming SEAS Events
Charles Jenckes, Engine Development Engineer for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007 |
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
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Jack Morton Auditorium (MPA Building)
805 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. |
Join the SAE Washington DC section, members of the George Washington University 's ASME student section, and the GW Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for a special lecture with Charles H. Jenckes, one of NASCAR's leading engineers. Jenckes' lecture is entitled, "Evolution not Revolution: Engine Development in a NASCAR Nextel Cup Engine Shop."
If you like NASCAR, are interested in motorsports, or are just plain interested in things that go fast, you won't want to miss this event!! Charles Jenckes will provide background and a technical overview of a NASCAR Nextel Cup Engine; the development process, and will offer a virtual tour of Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Engine Department. Come and get a unique look at NASCAR through the eyes of one of the industry's leading motorsport engineers.
RSVP your attendance via the web to www.washingtondcsae.org or by e-mail to Doug Skorupski, SAE DC Section Chair, at skorupski_doug@bah.com.
SEAS Alumni Happy Hour in Rosslyn
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
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Continental: Modern Pool Lounge
1911 North Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, VA 22209 |
Join SEAS Alumni for a happy hour at Continental: Modern Pool Lounge. The Engineer Alumni Association will buy appetizers, and it is a cash bar. Continental has reserved the Green Room for our use. Come play pool and socialize with your fellow engineering alumni.
There is no cost to attend this event, but please RSVP to seasalum@gwu.edu (please indicate "Happy Hour" in the subject line) so that we can get a headcount.
Continental: Modern Pool Lounge is located in Rosslyn, VA. The entrance is at the corner of North Moore Street and Lee Highway. Continental is 1 ½ blocks North of the Rosslyn Metro Station, and just across the Key Bridge from Georgetown. Free roof top parking after 5:00 p.m.
To learn more about Continental: Modern Pool Lounge, visit its website.
Hampton Roads Alumni Reception with SEAS Dean Timothy Tong
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
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Hampton Marina Hotel (formerly Radisson Hotel)
700 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-9700 |
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$10 |
Please join us for an evening reception for GW alumni in the Hampton Roads area. The evening will feature Dean Timothy Tong of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and Dean Mary Futrell of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD). The Deans will each give updates on their Schools and will speak on current happenings at GW.
The cost to attend this cocktail reception and discussion with the deans is $10.
Please register by March 14, 2007 to reserve your space. Register at: http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GEW/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2089722.0 .
ECE Colloquium Series
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Wednesday, April 4, 2007 |
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3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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Philips Hall, 640 |
GW Research Professor David Nagel will present a lecture entitled, "Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (a.k.a. Cold Fusion): Problems, Progress, and Prospects."
For more information, please visit the ECE website or contact Professor Robert Harrington at rharring@gwu.edu.
Bay Area SEAS Alumni - SAVE THE DATE!
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 |
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Evening |
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To be announced |
The GW School of Business and the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science are partnering to host a panel discussion and networking reception for our alumni in the Bay Area and in Silicon Valley. Please stay tuned to the calendar-of-events at www.alumni.gwu.edu for more information.
This event is sponsored by the GW School of Business and the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Aviation Safety and Security Certificate Program - Open to Alumni
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Monday, May 7, 2007 - Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
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8:00 a.m. |
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Virginia Campus
20101 Academic Way, Suite 321
Ashburn, VA 20147-2604 |
Learn from top industry, academic and government experts. Determine how to develop and administer an effective safety and security program. Consider regulations, security and risk management, accident investigation and more. Expand your network of key people in aviation.
For more information, or to enroll in the course, please click here.
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