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Professor Michael Keidar Awarded 2024 Technology Maturation Awards for Plasma Jet Device
July 9, 2024
Among this year's recipients for the GW TCO Technology Maturation Awards is MAE professor Michael Keidar for his technology, a plasma jet device for decontamination.
Professor Lorena Barba Demonstrates Transformative Use of Jupyter AI in Engineering Education
June 25, 2024
MAE professor Lorena Barba showcased in her keynote speech at PyCon Columbia 2024 how Jupyter AI can be used to automatically generate course learning objectives for engineering courses.
Engineering Change in Yumbe, Uganda Through Community Learning Center
May 21, 2024
GW's Engineers Without Borders Chapter plans to travel to Yumbe, Uganda in December to build upon an existing library and implement a community learning center their team designed to meet community needs and boost school retention rates.