College of Science

In this episode of Access to Excellence, associate professor of computational and data sciences Anamaria Berea discusses her research on Mars settlements and Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon as she and Dr. Gregory Washington debate the question on everyone’s mind: is there life beyond Earth?

A team from Southern University at New Orleans came to Northern Virginia this past summer for a program that paired aspiring scientists from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions with George Mason experts in Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis (CINA) Center.

With a new $3.69 million grant, the Research and Engagement for Action in Climate and Health (REACH) Center—which includes George Mason—is set to tackle the urgent intersection of climate change and public health in the nation’s capital.

George Mason received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that will prepare recent PhD graduates to be leaders in quantum education and workforce development research. The program focuses on addressing challenges in quantum education, particularly in building an inclusive and equitable workforce.

This month the organizers of the Foragers’ Forest on George Mason’s Fairfax Campus marked the project’s first anniversary with the planting of endangered American chestnut trees.

It was a day that residents in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore metropolitan areas won’t soon forget: March 26, 2024, when the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, killing six and leaving many more forever impacted. Since then, George Mason University professors Elise Miller-Hooks, Alireza Ermagun, and Shanjiang Zhu have received two NSF RAPID grants to study the cause and impact of the collapse, and potential preventative methods for the future.

College of Science researcher Aarthi Narayanan recently secured a $1.4M grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to investigate how an infection spreads between organs, and how a therapeutic will impact connected organs.

This week, areas close to George Mason University are experiencing a stunning and unusual view of the aurora borealis—also called the northern lights, thanks to Solar Cycle 25. Solar activity is ramping up. Find out what that means from George Mason expert Peter Becker, professor of astrophysics and space sciences.

With his 4-VA proposal “Nanoscale Visualization of Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Activity at Cu Nanocatalysts,” Yun Yu wanted to investigate options in catalytic electrode materials to improve and enhance electrocatalysis, a process essential for harnessing sustainable energy sources for artificial photosynthesis.

A collaboration between the conflict analysis and resolution and geography and geoinformation science is giving scholars access to data that shows the breadth and depth of violence of the Sudanese Civil War: a key component of achieving justice in cases of human rights violations and war crimes.