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Spring 2014 Semester Witnesses Three Successful Doctoral and Professional Dissertation Defenses
June 27, 2014
On May 20, 2014, Adam Jachimowicz defended his doctoral dissertation on “Post-Disaster Interim Housing: Forecasting Requirements and Determining Key Planning Factors.”
GW Team Takes 7th Place Nationally in Solar Decathlon
June 27, 2014
Students and faculty from George Washington, Catholic and American Universities collaborated on an entry to the biennial Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the Department of Energy. The GW team, called “Team Capitol DC,” designed and built its entry “Harvest Home,” a 700-square-foot sustainable structure and garden. Harvest Home, which represented GW’s first venture into the Solar Decathlon competition, placed seventh among 20 finalists representing universities across the globe, in the final round of the competition held in Irvine, California during October 3-13, 2013.
EEM Grads Assume New Professional Positions
June 27, 2014
Over the Summer and Fall 2013 semesters, EEM grad students and graduates assumed a variety of exciting new positions in the environmental and energy management arena. Here is a summary of some of them.
Symposium on Visualizing Climate Change Impacts
June 27, 2014
EEM faculty and students participated in a symposium entitled "Making climate change local and compelling with visual learning tools" on April 24, 2014.
Net Zero Energy House Tour
June 26, 2014
On April 18, 2014, a group of EEM faculty and students retreated to a detailed, two-hour tour of the Hall of Dr. Scott Sklar, a member of the Environmental and Energy Management Institute Advisory Board of Advisors.
EEM Professor and Student Appear on VOA Television
June 26, 2014
Ira Payosova Appears on Voice of America Television. EMSE doctoral student Iryna Payosova was interviewed on Voice of America Television about the potential environmental impacts of two proposed large Chinese developments in the Crimea region of Ukraine.
EEM Participates in Energy Masters Program
May 4, 2014
Several members of the EEM “family” participated in the cutting edge Arlington Energy Masters Program to help promote more energy efficient and sustainable communities in the Washington DC area during the Spring 2014 semester.
GW Goes Solar
May 4, 2014
GW will see its first phase of solar power arriving in the Spring 2015 semester. The University entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Duke Energy Renewables to provide solar power generated in North Carolina to meet half of our electricity needs.
Patrick Murphy Defends Doctoral Proposal
May 4, 2014
Patrick Murphy defended his doctoral dissertation proposal on the topic of “A Method for Determining the Cost of Reliable Electricity, Considering Grid Unreliability: A Case Study and Applied Analysis in Uganda” in November 2014. In his research, Patrick plans to address a shortfall in past efforts to address a lack of electricity access to grid-connected, distributed generation and stand-alone, distributed energy resources.
EEM Professor Ekundayo Shittu Awarded Environmental and Energy Grants
May 4, 2014
Professor Ekundayo Shittu was awarded two research grants in recent months, one in the area of healthcare logistics and the other in the area of renewable energy credits. These grants reflect the breadth of Prof. Shittu’s cutting-edge research program.
EEM Receives Research Grant from NIST
May 4, 2014
Our new Environmental and Energy Management Institute received a $75,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in September 2014. This project, entitled the GW Standards Education Initiative, is a collaborative effort between SEAS and the George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP).
EEM Graduate and Faculty Updates
May 4, 2014
EEM students and graduates were involved in a wide variety of interesting and exciting activities over the Summer and Fall semesters in 2014. Here’s a brief summary of some of them.