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Prof. Sorger TV interview on $280B Chips bill

Volker Sorger Volker Sorger, Associate Professor at the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science and Director of the Devices & Intelligent Systems Laboratory at GW, was recently interviewed on Fox news about the Semiconductor chip bill.

What Would A Sentient, Conscious Robot Mean For Humans?

Robert Pless "The sentience of a Google chat bot comes from it collecting data from decades worth of human texts — sentient human text," said Robert Pless, computer science department chair at George Washington University. "And so the sentience that you see is not of the chat bot, but it's the sentience of all of us who put the data in that it's kind of giving to you."Read the full story.

Summer Boot Camp Seeks to Kickstart New Research on ‘Trustworthy’ Artificial Intelligence

Group of experts Ph.D. fellows from GW’s Designing Trustworthy AI Systems program are gaining first-hand knowledge about convergent problems in artificial intelligence and machine learning.Read the full story on GW Today.

SEAS’ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Programs Rise in National Rankings

ECE equipment In the 2023 edition of the U.S. News & World Report SEAS programs’ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) increased in rankings among peer institutions. Read more.

Zoox CEO, Aicha Evans, to Deliver SEAS Commencement Address

Aicha Evans Aicha Evans, BS ’96, will deliver the keynote address at the School of Engineering and Applied Science Graduation Ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022.
Aicha Evans is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zoox. Zoox was founded in 2014 to develop a complete ecosystem for delivering autonomous mobility, from the core autonomous technology and vehicle design to an operating model and revolutionary product experience. Towards that end, Zoox is building a fleet of fully autonomous, battery electric, zero-emission vehicles that are purpose built and optimized for ridesharing in cities.

Professor John Helveston's Op-Ed on the US Solar Industry Featured in The Hill

John Helveston The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III report sets some rather ambitious goals for avoiding the worst consequences of climate change, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by the end of the decade. Read the full article.

Student Research Shines at SEAS R&D Showcase

students participating in the R&D showcase SEAS student researchers had the opportunity to show off their hard work at the 2022 Student Research and Development Showcase, an event celebrating a diverse range of undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. research projects across the school’s disciplines. Read the full article.

2022 SEAS Graduation Information

Graduation PhotoCongratulations to all 2022 soon-to-be graduates and their families! Please visit our Graduation Information page to find both pre-graduation information and details about graduation day itself. You’ll find everything you need—from instructions to order your cap and gown to Commencement ticket distribution, and graduation etiquette. We look forward to seeing you in May.

Professor Lorena Barba Honored by Alma Mater

Lorena BarbaLorena Barba, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from her undergraduate alma mater Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María—the university’s highest honorific.

ECE Professor Volker J. Sorger Elected 2022 ‘Fellow’ Distinction of both SPIE & OPTICA

Volker Sorger Volker Sorger, an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, was recently elected a 2022 Fellow by two leading societies in optics and photonics.

GW Alumnus Andre Douglas Named NASA Astronaut Candidate

Andre DouglasGeorge Washington University alumnus Andre Douglas, Ph.D. ‘21, has been selected to join NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class, the first new class of astronauts announced in four years. The 35-year-old Virginia native earned a doctorate in systems engineering from the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science. 

Dr. Hahn to lead $2.2m NIH grant for research that could show a direct correlation between body shape and liver health.

NSF ProfessorsAn interdisciplinary team, led by Computer Science Professor James Hahn, was awarded $2.2M from the National Institutes of Health to determine whether 3D optical scans could show a direct correlation between body shape and liver health.Read the full article.
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Dr. Szajnfarber to lead $3m NSF grant for research on AI to transform the future of work

NSF ProfessorsDr. Zoe Szajnfarber is the principal investigator on this interdisciplinary grant from the National Science Foundation. She will work with colleagues in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department and the Computer Science department to develop a new model for graduate education.

Dr. Efimov co-develops dissolvable pacemaker

Dr. Igor EfimovThe paper, published recently in Nature Biotechnology, describes the study he co-authored with his colleagues to design a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient's body.

GW Rocket Team wins First Place in worldwide collegiate rocket competition

Image of GW RocketThe GW team took First Place in the Space Dynamics Lab Payload Competition at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup. The team also received an honorable mention at the competition.