SEAS Partners for Progress

Our research partnerships are critical to our mission and to the cutting-edge research that SEAS continues to create and develop. To find out more about our valued partnerships and the achievements we jointly produce, please read on below.

Partnership News

GW and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Establish Exchange Agreement
SEAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) that paves the way for an exchange of undergraduate students between the two institutions. Under the terms of the MOU, students from either institution can study at the other for a semester or a full year. Students will then return home to receive their degrees from their home university. The MOU also provides for SEAS and HKUST to exchange academic personnel for teaching or research, organize joint seminars and conferences, host visiting faculty from the other institution, develop joint research and publications, and exchange graduate students.

New IT for Justice and Public Safety Program
SEAS has partnered with the Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (IJIS) to introduce a new certificate and degree concentration that combines information technology with the needs of data sharing, interoperability, data management, and security in the field of law enforcement and justice. IJIS is a non-profit corporation that comprises approximately 180 technology companies involved in the development and implementation of justice information systems. GW began offering the new 15-credit certificate program in January 2007 at both Foggy Bottom and the Virginia Campus.

SEAS and Stuttgart University Renew Agreement
Stuttgart University and GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science recently renewed an agreement that provides transportation safety instruction to students from Stuttgart University. Building upon an earlier agreement between the two universities, SEAS will continue to offer to Stuttgart University students a graduate certificate program or an optional master of science degree program in civil engineering, with a concentration in transportation safety. Three students from Stuttgart University will enter the program each year.

SEAS and the Arab Academy of Science and Technology Sign Agreement for Academic Cooperation
The Arab Academy of Science and Technology (AAST) and GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science recently signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in a number of areas. Under the terms of the agreement, SEAS and the AAST will exchange academic personnel for teaching and/or research; organize joint seminars and conferences; accept undergraduate students and host visiting scholars from the other institution; exchange academic program materials; and develop joint research and publications.

The Chiang Foundation Establishes Fellowships at SEAS
In March of 2003, GW’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint fellowship in manufacturing engineering. The Chiang Fellowship is an annual fellowship that is given to one or more students selected by the Chiang Foundation to study toward a master of science degree in manufacturing engineering. Working together to advance educational opportunities for young engineers, the Chiang Foundation will provide stipends and one-half of the program’s tuition for each selected student, and SEAS will cover the remaining tuition costs.

Hyundai-KIA Automotive Research Laboratory—A Model for the Industry
The Hyundai-KIA Automotive Safety Research Laboratory (ASRL) is a model of successful partnership between academia and a corporate organization. Funded by Hyundai-KIA (HK) R&D and established in March 2003 within GW's National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC), the ASRL aims to enhance transportation safety by advancing the state of crashworthiness and biomechanics engineering. Together, the partners work to identify and solve critical safety issues that affect motorists around the world.

To learn more about the ASRL, please visit http://www.ncac.gwu.edu/asrl/index.html.

Rolls-Royce Donates Engine to SEAS
Rolls-Royce donated a 501-K5A Industrial Turbine to SEAS. GW engineering students use the gas turbine to develop a finite element computer model and conduct analysis in jet engine failure preventions, as well as a range of other topics. They also use digitized data from the 501-K5 to help create a generic engine model. The engine is housed on GW's Virginia Campus in Ashburn, Va., at the National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC), a collaborative effort among the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and GW. "We view this donation as an investment in future engineers and in the future of engineering," said Pat Marolda (MEA, '86), a SEAS alumnus and president, Rolls-Royce Naval Marine. "The 501-K5 is a great engine with a wonderful history, and SEAS is an outstanding program with a bright future. Together they're a perfect fit."

SEAS also has many active exchange and partnership agreements with universities around the world.

Our Research Sponsors and Partners

Corporate
America Online, Inc. (AOL)
(Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Anthrotronix, Inc.
(Computer Science)

Arinc, Inc.
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

Endocare
(Computer Science)

Ford Motor Company
(Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Jones Day
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Nortel Networks
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Planning And Management Consultants, Ltd.
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

UT-Battelle, LLC
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Walcoff & Associates, Inc.
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

System Planning Corporation
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

Trident Systems
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Government
Communication Research Lab—Government Of Japan
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

County Board Of Arlington County, Virginia
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

National Aeronauticomputer Science And Space Administration-Langley (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

National Aeronauticomputer Science And Space Administration-Goddard
(Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

National Defense University
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

National Security Agency
(Computer Science)

National Science Foundation
(Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Sandia National Laboratories
(Civil and Environmental Engineering)

U.S. Air Force
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Commerce
(Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Defense/Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(Computer Science, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Defense/Department Of The Army
(Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Defense/Department Of The Navy
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Defense/Spawar
(Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services/National Institutes Of Health (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services/Office Of The Secretary (Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of The Interior/National Park Service
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Transportation
(Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

U.S. Department Of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration
(Civil and Environmental Engineering)

U.S. Navy/Naval Research Laboratory
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

U.S. Navy/Office Of Naval Research
(Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Universities
Alabama Agricultural And Mechanical University
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

California Institute Of Technology
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

George Mason University
(Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Georgia Institute Of Technology
(Computer Science)

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Stanford University
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

University Of California/Irvine
(Computer Science)

University Of Florida
(Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Non-Profit Organizations
American Red Cross
(Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute, Inc.
(Computer Science)

Kansai Research Institute
(Electrical and Computer Engineering)

National Academy Of Sciences
(Civil and Environmental Engineering)