Computing Capabilities
The George Washington University enjoys a longstanding reputation as a center for advanced computing research across disciplines.
GW’s focus on high-performance reconfigurable computing spans several initiatives at the University. Three research centers—the High Performance Computing Laboratory, the Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing, and the Institute for Massively Parallel Applications and Computer Technologies—conduct much of the research in this area. Other programs, centers and institutes use the facilities as well, including the National Crash Analysis Center, the Center for Intelligent Systems Research, and several other programs within the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Computer Science.
The Computing Facility within the School of Engineering and Applied Science is a hub for computer-related engineering research. The facility provides, coordinates, and manages a comprehensive, integrated set of computers, software, and network resources dedicated to engineering and computer science programs. The Institute for Computer Graphics is among the facility's users.
SEAS is also a member of the Cadence University Program, which provides a wide range of high-level electrical engineering design, simulation, and analysis tools used by leading developers in industry and research.
At GW’s National Crash Analysis Center on the Virginia Campus, researchers and engineers use computer modeling to simulate a full range of crash scenarios on high-performance computers, with the goal of obtaining data to improve vehicle design, restraint systems, and highway safety. Another GW program focuses on the fast-growing field of High Technology Crime Investigation, combining the sciences of information technology and forensics with the arts of investigation and critical thinking. Faculty at GW are also conducting research in biomedical computing and bioinformatics —the study, design, and use of computational and mathematical tools to answer questions about DNA and related molecules.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.