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EEM Graduate Elected AACE President
May 11, 2011
Michael R. Nosbisch, who graduated from the Environmental and Energy Management program in 2001 with a Master of Engineering Management degree, was elected in 2010 as President of of Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering. Mike presently is Vice President, Earned Value Management at SM&A;, a leading aerospace and defense industry consulting firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

EEM Doctoral Student Installs Solar Panels on Home
May 11, 2011
Practicing what he preaches, EEM doctoral candidate Ariel Castillo completed a solar installation on his home in 2010. Ariel, who is conducting research on solar power under a grant from the Solar Institute, said that his installation included 18 230 watt SunModules and 18 micro inverters.

Doctoral Student Christyl Johnson Named Deputy Director of NASA Goddard
May 11, 2011
Doctoral Student Christyl Johnson has been named the new Deputy Director for Science and Technology at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Christyl’s previous position was Executive Director of the National Science and Technology Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, in the White House. In her new position, she will manage the extensive research and development activities of the Goddard Space Flight Center. She also will be responsible for formulating the Center's future science and technology goals and leading an integrated program of investments aligned to meet those goals.

Joint Energy Engineering Certificate Program Approved
May 11, 2011
A new Energy Engineering Certificate Program has been approved by the University Administration, beginning with the Fall 2010 semester. The new program, a joint venture between the EMSE Environmental and Energy Management concentration and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is designed to provide state-of-the art energy management and engineering postgraduate education for those not wishing to pursue a full graduate degree.

Deniz Ozkan Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation
May 11, 2011
Deniz Ozkan Successfully Defends Doctoral Dissertation

Christyl Johnson Defends Doctoral Research Proposal
May 11, 2011
Christyl Johnson Defends Doctoral Research Proposal

EEM Program Conducts Session at CEQ GreenGov Conference
May 11, 2011
EEM Program Conducts Session at CEQ GreenGov Conference


E&EM; Graduate Student Assists with NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team Annual Meeting
May 11, 2011
Moses Adoko, a graduate student in the Environmental and Energy Management Program who works in the NASA Office of the Chief Engineer, assisted with the 2010 annual meeting of the NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team, which took place in Washington, D.C. from May 17-19, 2010 at the Hilton Embassy Row Hotel.

E&EM; Program Assists U.S. Congress with Renewable Energy Legislation
May 11, 2011
E&EM; Program Assists U.S. Congress with Renewable Energy Legislation

White House Holds Green Government Conference at GW
November 24, 2010
White House Holds Green Government Conference at GW

Recent News of E&EM Grad Students and Graduates
November 24, 2010
Recent News of E&EM Grad Students and Graduates