SEAS Research

SEAS would like you to know more about the exciting research we’re conducting, both here at our campus facilities and at other world-class facilities. Each of the links below will take you to pages with more information about our research. Should you wish to contact any of our faculty after you’ve learned more about their research, simply go to our “Talk to an Expert” database to find their contact information.

Research Activities by Discipline     View »

This page will show you each of our research areas and the faculty who work in them.

Centers & Institutes     View »

In addition to a listing of our research centers and institutes, you will also find a complete catalog of our laboratories and equipment.

Talk to an Expert     View »

Visit our Talk to an Expert database to find engineering and computer science faculty members whose area of expertise matches your interests or needs. You’ll find complete contact information, too, so that you can contact them quickly and directly.

Research Support Services     View »

Please contact us if you have research partnership, facilities, or support questions.

Feature

Shake Table
Using a National Science Foundation grant, GW’s Laboratory for Infrastructure Safety and Reliability (LISR) constructed an earthquake simulator in 2001 to study earthquake forces and their effects on buildings and other structures. From these studies, the LISR develops cost-effective ways to protect people against the destructive power of earthquakes. Known simply as the “shake table”, this simulator moves with six degrees of freedom and is capable of producing every motion a building or structure may experience during an earthquake or severe vibration.