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Onward GW: COVID-19 Campus Updates
GW students must upload their booster documentation to GW's medical portal by January 10. Visit the Onward GW site or click on the Latest COVID-19 Updates button below to learn more about booster requirements, return-to-campus testing and quarantine and isolation guidelines.
Ms. Kowalski and her teammates will be part of a ground-based, eight-month mission to study crew interactions, health, and physiology during confinement in order to mitigate and counteract potential related problems on future spaceflight missions.
The GW team took First Place in the Space Dynamics Lab Payload Competition at the 2021 Virtual Spaceport America Cup. The team also received an honorable mention at the competition.
Dr. Leftwich and her team will study the novel propulsion mechanisms of the California sea lion and extend it to high demand underwater environments.
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree. Students have the opportunity to tailor their curriculum to suit their interests through a variety of technical electives.