Two husband and wife teams and one individual were recognized for their consistent contributions in their fields and to SEAS. The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science inducted five honorees, including four alumni, into the GW Engineering Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed for sustained contributions during their professional careers in engineering, technology, management or […]
Tag: engineering
GW Alumna Talks about Life on the International Space Station
Free from gravity and floating 200 miles above the Earth, NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, SEAS BS ’97, said she’s become much more graceful maneuvering around the International Space Station since she arrived on board more than 100 days ago. Dr. Auñón-Chancellor is halfway through her six-month mission and has adjusted well to life on the ISS, which includes […]
For an extreme DIYer, fixing things is second nature
Engineers, by nature, like tinkering. But when Orville Standifer, SEAS BS ’67, tackles a do-it-yourself project, he takes it to the extreme. Take his re-piping project. After two hot water pipes in his house sprang pinhole leaks in a 60-day period, he decided to redo much of the plumbing in his house. The project was […]
Annual 5K Honors SEAS Graduate Taken by Oral Cancer
Months before his passing from oral cancer in 2009, Peter Hoffman, SEAS BS ’07, began scripting notes about an idea. While undergoing treatment in London, Peter started organizing a DC-based 5K walk/run to raise funds for oral cancer awareness and research. In April of 2015, six years after Peter’s death, the Hoffman family made Peter’s […]
Christine Darden Is One of NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’
NASA engineer Christine Darden is often asked which movie star played her in the motion picture “Hidden Figures,” the film about African American women who worked as human computers during the era of the space race. “I am not in the movie, but I am in the book,” she told a George Washington University Lehman […]
In Their Own Words: Priya and Andrew
Thanks to Priya Mehta, CCAS BA ’12, SMHS MD ’16, and Andrew Vasko, SEAS BS ’13, MS ’15, for sharing their story! My fiancé, Andrew Vasko, and I met 8 years ago at GW. We were both freshman living in Lafayette Hall; I was on the 8th floor and he was on the 7th. We […]
In Their Own Words: Lindsay and John
Thanks to Lindsay Martin, SMPA BA ’15, and John Gearheart, SEAS BS ’13, for sharing their story! I met my fiancé John when I joined the University Singers in January 2012. We had some memorable initial conversations that spring semester, but we really had a chance to connect when we were cast as romantic opposites […]
Colonial Love: Andrew & Elizabeth
As sophomores at GW, Andrew (Andy) and Elizabeth (Elizabeth “Lisa” Smith) Lacher had something in common right off the bat – they were the only two engineering majors on their floor in Crawford Hall. Their roommates were already friends, so between shared classes, study groups, and free time, Andy and Elizabeth found they were often […]
A Different Kind of Operation
Studying engineering was not on Anirudh Kulkarni’s mind when he began his freshman year at GW in 1982. He wanted to become a doctor, like his father, and go the pre-med route as an undergraduate. The elder Kulkarni, recognizing the tremendous analytical skills of his son, suggested engineering might be better suited to his natural […]
GW Alumni Husband and Wife Team Give Back to the Community
As classmates, spouses, parents, and volunteers, Michael and Barbara Fleming have been teaming up since their chance encounter at a Virginia Tech football game almost forty years ago. “Michael was sitting behind me and my roommate,” Barbara recalls. “It started raining and I put up my umbrella. Michael tapped me on the shoulder and said, […]