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EEM Grad Organizes Passive Energy House Tour in Berlin
November 11, 2012
Recent EEM Doctoral graduate Kristin Deason organized a 2012 tour of a passive apartment building in Berlin, Germany, in association with the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy Network (ELEEP), an organization in which Kristin is active. Members of ELEEP, along with the general public, were invited as Joerg Meyerhoff, community relations chairman, resident, and co-founder of the passive house project, gave a tour of the building and its surroundings.
EEM Net Zero Water Research Project Presented at ASEM International Conference
November 11, 2012
EEM Doctoral candidate Iryna Payosova and Professor Jonathan Deason presented the results of an EEM sponsored research project at the 2012 International Annual Conference of the American Society of Engineering Management on October 19, 2012 at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The paper summarized the results of a recently completed research project, sponsored by the Logistics Management Institute, focused on Department of Defense installation water use efficiency.
EEM Faculty and Students Participate in Symposium on DOD and the Next Generation of Energy Technology
November 11, 2012
On July 25, 20102, several EEM grad students and faculty participated in a symposium to examine the Department of Defense’s push for next generation energy technology. Participation in the event, which was entitled “The Department of Defense and Next Generation Energy Technology,” was part of EEM's research program on Net Zero Energy.
GW Establishes Sustainability Minor
November 11, 2012
Starting in Fall 2012, the George Washington University offers a new 18-credit Minor in Sustainability, open to all undergraduate students (classes 2014 and later). The initiative to implement the new minor was coordinated by GW’s Institute for Sustainability, of which the EEM program is a part.
EMSE Starts Washington, D.C. Student Chapter of INCOSE
November 11, 2012
EMSE Starts Washington, D.C. Student Chapter of INCOSE
LMI-Sponsored Research Projects Undertaken Over Summer and Fall Semesters
November 11, 2012
In the Summer of 2012, the EMSE Department was awarded two research grants from the Logistics Management Institute (LMI) for research on issues important to LMI’s mission. Doctoral candidate Iryna Payosova (advised by Professor Jonathan Deason) is undertaking research on "A Multiobjective 'Analysis of Alternatives' Tool for Energy Investments at Fixed-Site Installations" and Doctoral candidate Joanna Resurreccion (advised by Assistant Professor Joost Santos) is undertaking research on "Resilience Enhancement Planning for Interdependent Critical Infrastructure Systems."
Monti and Deason Publish paper in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
November 11, 2012
A paper co-authored by recent EEM Professional Degree graduate Giovanna Monti and Professor Jonathan Deason was published the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. The paper, entitled “Applying an Ecosystem Services Approach to Supplemental Environmental Projects,” defines an ecosystem services approach to guide stakeholders through the major steps of the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) program of the US Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental offices.
EEM Doctoral Students Defend Renewable Energy Research Proposals
November 11, 2012
Two Environmental and Energy Management doctoral students successfully defended their dissertation proposals in cutting-edge areas of renewable energy during the Fall 2012 semester.
Four Doctoral Students Successfully Defend Dissertations
May 11, 2012
During the Spring semester, four students successfully defended their doctoral dissertations on environmental and energy topics.
EEM Students and Recent Graduates Land a Variety of Environmental and Energy Management Positions
May 11, 2012
EEM Students and Recent Graduates Land a Variety of Environmental and Energy Management Positions
EEM Students Capture Second Place in 2012 Engineers Week Dodge Ball Competition
May 11, 2012
EEM Students Capture Second Place in 2012 Engineers Week Dodge Ball Competition
EEM Involved in 2012 Clinton Global Initiative – University
May 11, 2012
On March 30-April 1, 2012, GW hosted the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative - University (CGIU) event. More than 1,000 students representing all 50 states, 82 countries, and more than 300 universities participated in the three-day event on GW’s main Foggy Bottom campus. EEM professors Royce Francis and Jonathan Deason served on the “GW Ad-Hoc Committee on the Clinton Global Initiative – University” to review more than 900 student commitment proposals organized into five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation and Public Health.