College of Engineering and Computing

Research Interests: Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Nanomaterials, Surface Modification, Orthopedic and Cardiovascular applications

Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) allows its college chapters to participate in competitions that showcase the engineering knowledge and finesse of civil engineering students across the country. Two Mason ASCE teams—Team Surveying and Team Sustainable Solutions—participated and won in the annual competition.

Computer science major Shruti Sekar was this year's Winter Commencement student speaker. These are the remarks she gave at the ceremony.

Mason's Institute of Digital Innovation (IDIA) has announced its second cohort of IDIA Predoctoral Fellows: Alonso Gabriel Ogueda-Oliva, Dibyendu Das, and Erika De Los Santos.

Mason’s Institute of Digital Innovation (IDIA) recently welcomed the inaugural cohort of Public-Private Partnership (P3) Faculty Fellows. The Fellows Program aims to spark research collaborations between the university and industry partners on impactful societal problems and deliver state-of-the-art digital solutions to the local, regional, or national economy.

Student Government President Paul Wyche and Vice President Nell Palumbo’s campaign motto was “Making sure Mason is a place for ALL.”

Microsoft Chief Technology Officer of Worldwide & Defense Intelligence Kate Maxwell is an alum of George Mason University, where she studied systems engineering. Following a love of coding, she pursued engineering and tech, and urges women interested in STEM to go for what they want.

Collaboration between colleges has led to the creation of a unique autonomous surface water vehicle, collecting samples and reducing manual labor for researchers.

More than 500 students, nine sponsors, and 50 volunteers gathered on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus for the fifth annual PatriotHacks hackathon from October 6-8. After working for 36 hours straight, student teams presented 70 projects to a panel of judges from the tech industry. 

It isn’t surprising the George Mason University, a university that has been recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, would be among the top 100 universities in United States for patents. This fall, the National Academy of Inventors ranked Mason No. 91 in its list of the top 100 universities granted patents during 2022.