GW Faculty Research

Dr. David Ramaker and his research group at The George Washington University have developed a new technique called Delta X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (delta XANES). The new technique provides information that enables us to understand why some catalysts in fuel cells work better than others, why some get poisoned more than others, and why some age (deteriorate) more than others. Many problems still exist with modern day fuel cells, but this research and other techniques are shedding light on new catalysts that hopefully will alleviate these problems.

Stephen Hess, GW distinguished research professor of media and public affairs and senior fellow emeritus in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, presents a series of discussions on the presidential transition, modeled after his book, What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect. Panelists include Alice M. Rivlin, Edwin Meese III, William A. Galston and Robert Nash.

Stephen Hess, GW distinguished research professor of media and public affairs and senior fellow emeritus in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, presents a series of discussions on the presidential transition, modeled after his book, What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect. Panelists include Anne Veneman, William Emerson "Bill" Brock III and Barbara Hackman Franklin.

Stephen Hess, GW distinguished research professor of media and public affairs and senior fellow emeritus in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, presents a series of discussions on the presidential transition, modeled after his book, What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect. Panelists include Don Baer, Scott McClellen, Ron Nessen and Jody Powell.

Stephen Hess, GW distinguished research professor of media and public affairs and senior fellow emeritus in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, presents a series of discussions on the presidential transition, modeled after his book, What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect. Panelists include Tom C. Korologos, Howard G. Paster and Nicholas Calio.

Stephen Hess, GW distinguished research professor of media and public affairs and senior fellow emeritus in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, presents a series of discussions on the presidential transition, modeled after his book, What Do We Do Now? A Workbook for the President-Elect. Panelists include Raymond Price, Walter Shapiro and Michael Waldman.

Approximately two-thirds of Americans voting in the November Presidential election will cast their votes on paper ballots. How can voters be assured their votes are counted and kept private? GW Assistant Professor of Computer Science Poorvi Vora and doctoral student Stefan Popoveniuc discussed and demonstrated "voter-verifiable" voting system, Scantegrity, a multi-university project. Scantegrity involves optical scan ballots, invisible ink, and a fool-proof way for voters to ensure their ballots are correctly tallied.

Amb. David Shinn and Joshua Eisenman have released their research on China-Africa relations, identifying areas where China and the United States have important differences in their approach to Africa and recommendations of key issues where Beijing and Washington can cooperate in a manner that will benefit Africans.

GW Associate Professors of Geography Lisa Benton-Short and Marie Price discuss the economic and socio-cultural impacts that immigrants have on major cities worldwide, as well as the linkages immigrants create with their countries of origin.

Henry Farrell, GW assistant professor of political science and international affairs; Eric Lawrence, GW assistant professor of political science; and John Sides, GW assistant professor of political science, examine who reads the more than 112 million blogs worldwide, the politics of these readers, and how much they participate in American politics.

In eight of the past 12 presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner as early as three hours before polls closed in Western states. Did these projections decrease voter turnout? Join Bill Adams, GW professor of public policy and public administration, for the answer to this quadrennial controversy about how media projections affect voter turnout.

Presented by Akos Vertes and Peter Nemes

Donald Braman, associate professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and Dan M. Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law at Yale Law School present findings from the Second National Risk Culture Study at GW. Their findings show that Americans are culturally divided on a variety of societal risks, from global warming to domestic terrorism, from HPV vaccination of school age girls to firearm restrictions on university campuses.

Proteomics, the systemic study of proteins based on the genome, has captured the attention of academia, government and industry alike. The broad objectives of The George Washington University's Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications (IPTA) are to engage in research in developing new proteomics technology and in using that technology for proteomics research.

Chester Hartman and Greg Squires discuss their upcoming book, "There's No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster: Race, Class and Katrina"