EEM News Database
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E&EM Professor Chairs Environmental Track at National Conference
November 12, 2005
E&EM lead professor Jonathan Deason served as the organizer and chair of the Environmental Regulation and Compliance Track at the Intertraffic North America 2005 Conference that was held in Baltimore , Maryland on September 27-29, 2005.
E&EM Student Spends Summer Working on Kyoto Protocol Implementation
November 12, 2005
E&EM Masters student Doug Rossin spent the summer of 2005 working for the giant international management consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) in Brazil working on Kyoto Protocol implementation activities. PwC operates in 138 countries across the world, including Brazil.
E&EM Graduate Student Selected for International Scholar Laureate Program
November 12, 2005
E&EM Masters student Ariel Castillo was selected in November 2005 to attend the International Scholar Laureate Program. Ariel has been given the option of traveling to one of three locations where the program is offered: China, Central and Eastern Europe, or Australia beginning in May 2006.
Two New D.Sc. Degrees Awarded
June 1, 2005
On April 13, 2005, Elvin Yuzugullu defended her research on "Hydrogen Production Alternatives: Resolving Disparities and Examining the Stability of Decision Making Amongst Divergent Stakeholders," thus receiving her Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree from the E&EM Program of GW. You may view the research document and defense presentation online.
E&EM Student Wins Earthweek Competition
June 1, 2005
Environmental and Energy Management doctoral student Kristin Deason won the top prize among 23 competitors in the “Earthweek-Plus 2005 Environmental and Social Sustainability Research and Course Project Competition” for her project entitled...
E&EM Represented Well at the National Hydrogen Association's Annual Conference
June 1, 2005
This year, the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) held it's annual conference between March 29 and April 1, 2005 in Washington D.C. The conference was titled: "Partnering for the Global Hydrogen Future." E&EM students and alumni participated and contributed to the conference through several activities.
E&EM Program Awarded Policy Research Grant
June 1, 2005
In January 2005, Professor Jonathan Deason, lead professor for the Environmental and Energy Management Program, was awarded more than $7,000 by the Office of Research Services and Fiscal Affairs of the George Washington Institute of Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Public Administration.
E&EM Alumnus Scott Christian Starts New Position with the EPA
June 1, 2005
On May 23rd Scott Christian will start as an intern with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in their Office of Transportation and Air Quality's Smartway program. The Smartway program is a voluntary EPA program to assist in the more efficient movement of Frieght in the United States.
E&EM Graduate Student Wins National Academy of Engineering Fellowship/Internship
June 1, 2005
E&EM masters student Bruk Berhane recently was selected to participate in the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine).
E&EM Student Meets GE CEO; Helps Launch Ecomagination on CSPAN
June 1, 2005
General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt visited GW on Monday, May 9 2005, to announce the company’s new cross-company environmental initiative called Ecomagination.
E&EM Begins Research Project with Pubic Health Service and National Park Service
November 12, 2004
In the Fall 2004 semester, doctoral candidate Edward Hagarty began a research project in conjunction with the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).
Susan Hall Defends D.Sc. Proposal on Integrated Remote Sensing for Disaster Preparedness and Response
November 12, 2004
On October 12, 2004, Susan W. Hall passed into doctoral candidacy status with a successful defense of her research proposal entitled “Improving the Integration of Imagery and Remote Sensing Resources for Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response in the United States: Operationalizing the Open Skies Concept for All-Weather Airborne Data Collection.”