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Testing pendulum shear wall concept at GW High Bay Structural Laboratory

Damage Free Structural System to Resist Large Magnitude Natural Hazards

February 13, 2024

Professor Silva is leading a collaborative research project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop an innovative construction concept that can result in systems performing damage free despite extreme hazards.

Prof. Hamdar headshot

Professor Hamdar Supports D.C. in Evaluating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

January 11, 2024

Through his continued research and new advisory roles, CEE Professor Samer Hamdar is supporting the D.C. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration in the evaluation and monitoring of connected and autonomous vehicles.

Xitong Liu in his GW Engineering laboratory in 2021

GW Engineering Team Scores First Department of Energy Award for Green Lithium Extraction

December 7, 2023

Ellexco, a research team led by assistant professor Xitong Liu and doctoral student Lingchen Kong, extracts lithium from geothermal brines without detrimental impact on the environment.