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Volgenau School of Engineering News

  • December 13, 2021
    Assistant Professor Weiwen Jiang receives the 2021 Donald O. Pederson Best Paper Award.
  • December 6, 2021
    Kirin Furst believes a systems approach is the best way to solve the world’s safe water problems. Her research lab is primarily focused on removing organic contaminants in drinking water systems and potable reuse systems.
  • November 30, 2021
    With the support of a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mason researchers Vivian Motti and Anya Evmenova have developed a smartwatch application that will help improve the daily lives of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • November 16, 2021
    Using virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI), a team of researchers at George Mason University is taking a wrecking ball to barriers faced by neurodiverse individuals in construction.
  • November 15, 2021
    The Katona Scholarship for Excellence in Bioengineering began in 2015, and is awarded to bioengineering seniors at Mason who show excellence across their academic performance, leadership initiatives, and career aspirations that aim to support society at large.
  • November 11, 2021
    The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s I-Corps program is an accelerator that helps entrepreneurs and researchers work together “to bring invention to impact.” Mason serves as an official I-Corps site, supporting local grantees through the exploratory stages of venture-building, as well as preparing them to apply for the national-level program.
  • November 3, 2021
    Medhini Sosale knows that a combination of field and lab work is what she wants to do for her career, and her time at Mason has given her endless opportunities to explore it further.
  • October 20, 2021
    The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) launches first-of-its-kind Computing and Engineering Diversity Resource Information Center (CEDRIC) to provide resources for students, faculty, and staff.
  • October 19, 2021
    Mechanical engineering major Chigozie Erondu may have always been passionate about robotics, but in his time at Mason, he’s developed a new passion for helping the Mason community stay sustainable.
  • October 15, 2021
    Mason's DEVA project helps folks in Virginia breathe easier as research findings target air pollution sources and can shape clean air policies in the state.
  • October 6, 2021
    Two recent research publications authored by bioengineering professor Giorgio Ascoli appear as the cover articles in the first issue of the October edition of the scientific journal Nature.
  • October 4, 2021
    Sophomore cyber security engineering major Samantha Barry takes every chance she can get to expand and hone her cyber security and computer science skills.