Recent Research News

Researchers in a spin over Georgetown professor’s discovery

September 29th, 2020

Professor Kai Liu, McDevitt Chair in the Department of Physics, has led an international team in discovering a new mechanism to improve…

GU professor reaches for the sky

August 4th, 2020

A new book by Sarah Stewart Johnson, an associate professor and planetary scientist in Biology and STIA at Georgetown, was featured in the New Yo…

Georgetown Main Campus researchers tackle COVID-19

July 23rd, 2020

July 23, 2020 Georgetown Professors Anna Johnson and Deborah Phillips of the Department of Psychology are conducting research on Understanding CO…

Catalysing research: Department of Chemistry recommended for two Department of Energy grants

July 17th, 2020

Two DOE awards have been recommended for funding two Georgetown University faculty – each in the area of electrocatalysis, the interconversion of ele…

Research at Georgetown

Georgetown University is one of the world’s leading research universities with a robust combination of on-campus resources and global partnerships.

Our students pursue doctoral research in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and the humanities. The Main Campus brings together the research based at Georgetown College, the School of Foreign Services, the McCourt School of Public Policy, the McDonough School of Business, and the School of Nursing & Health Services. The Georgetown Medical Center is a world-class biological life sciences research center, and the Law Center is at the forefront of constitutional and governance issues.

We support our faculty, researchers, and students in advancing the frontiers of knowledge, applying their findings to society, and communicating their significance. In doing so, we better advance Georgetown University’s mission “to be reflective lifelong learners, to be responsible and active participants in civic life and to live generously in service to others.”

Main Campus Research activities are under the direction of the Vice Provost for Research, Professor Billy Jack.  A faculty member of the Department of Economics at Georgetown since 2001, Billy has served in the position of Vice Provost since January 2018. In collaboration with his counterparts at the GU Medical Center and GU Law Center, the Vice Provost’s role is to promote and facilitate research across the university, with a focus on proposal development and grant administration, compliance, and internal research support.

The goal of the office is to expand and enhance the research portfolio on the Main Campus, and to fully integrate students into the research enterprise. Professor Jack chairs the Research Executive Committee, comprised of representatives from the Main Campus and the Law Center, which provides advice and strategic guidance.

The events below are subject to cancellation in light of the university’s transition to instructional continuity.