3rd Annual GW Graduate Student Research and Development Showcase

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) hosted its 3rd Annual Graduate Student Research and Development Showcase on April 30th, with 54 poster entries from graduate students across the school.  Participating students each created a poster displaying the highlights of their research efforts, and the posters were reviewed by a six-member panel of faculty judges who considered the quality of the students’ research and their ability to portray their results at the event. A cash prize was awarded to the top three projects.  

The R&D Showcase is designed to provide highlights into research activities at SEAS and to foster interaction among local and regional industry, governmental organizations, potential GW students, alumni, and SEAS faculty and graduate students.

List of Student Projects

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Photo Gallery

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Congratulations to the 3rd Annual GW Graduate Student Research and Development Showcase winners!

Thank you to our faculty judges: Professors Sayed Hussein, Greg Shaw, Rahul Simha, Ryan Vallance, Branimir Vojcic, and Vesna Zderic.

First place:

Yi Jin and Shuo Gu, Electrical and Computer Engineering (http://www.ece.seas.gwu.edu/).
Advisors: Edward Della Torre/Lawrence Bennett.
Project Title: Analysis of Room Temperature Magnetic Regenerative Refrigeration.
Summary: Results of a room temperature magnetic refrigeration test bed and a analysis using a computational model are presented. The research project also presents the four sequential process in the transient magnetocaloric regeneration process of a magnetic material. An initial model is developed for the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of the four sequential process in each cycle of thermal wave propagation in the regenerative bed combined with the magneto caloric effect.
Prize: $1,000

Second place:

Mike Wakid and Can Kimizibayrak, Computer Science (http://www.cs.gwu.edu/).
Advisor: James Hahn.
Project Title: Interactive Visualization Tools for Image-Guided Medialization Laryngoplasty. .
Summary: Medialization laryngloplasty is a surgical procedure for restoring the voice of patients with incomplete vocal fold adduction by placing an implant within a window cut inside the thyroid cartilage. There is a high degree of probability that the surgery will undergo a revision at some point, which can be due to the surgeon relying on purely experience without the aid of an image guided system to assist in the optimal configuration and position of the implant. As part of the system, we propose a set of visualization tools that allows the surgeon to interact with patient data and provide them with additional visual feedback while operating on the patient. Our system uses a combination of techniques from computer graphics and computer vision to "turn on the lights" for the surgeon without additional overhead to the clinical workflow.
Prize: $600

Third place:

Mazdak Taghioskoui, Electrical and Computer Engineering (http://www.ece.seas.gwu.edu/).
Advisor: Mona Zaghloul.
Project Title: A Novel Method of Chemical Analysis on Mars Using Carbon Dioxide Inductively Coupled Micro Plasmas.
Summary: A novel method for chemical analysis on Mars is presented using miniaturized carbon dioxide inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (miniaturized-ICP-OES). This method offers several advantages, such as small size, low power and gas consumption, and reduced fabrication and operating costs, which are vital for space exploration missions. We report the generation and characterization of miniaturized ICP sources under conditions mimicking the atmosphere of Mars. The feasibility of chemical analysis was examined by introducing ethylene, neon, and hydrogen while monitoring the peaks at 431, 585, and 656 nm, respectively. This method enables the future development of a chemical analyzer for Mars missions with equipment sizes comparable to that of a matchbox, operating at power of 2 - 10 W with the lifetime of several months.
Prize: $400

Event Hosted by:
The George Washington University’s
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)