Volgenau School of Engineering News
October 29, 2025The second in a three-part series about George Mason's participation in the CCI NoVa Node. This entry is on innovation and entrepreneurship.
October 28, 2025Anand Vidyashankar's research looks at the legal and operational aspects of statistical privacy—developing frameworks that help organizations translate mathematical guarantees into verifiable compliance procedures.
October 27, 2025Keeping his nose to the grindstone is not just how Andrew Hutsell approaches his academic career in engineering—it's how he cut a small slice of fame. The George Mason University alumnus recently put his engineering skills to the test on national television, competing in an episode of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire, a competition show that challenges bladesmiths to create weapons under tight deadlines.
October 26, 2025Sanchari Das in George Mason's Information Sciences and Technology Department is working to help seniors avoid falling for Cupid's arrow...when it's actually AI's sting.
October 22, 2025The Sustainable Geo Infrastructure (SGI) group takes their work beyond the laboratory and into the real world...all the way to a road near (or under) you.
October 22, 2025In July 2025, Associate Professor Nathalia Peixoto traveled to Uganda as a Fulbright Specialist and immersed herself in the vibrant academic environment of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Her month-long journey was more than a professional endeavor; it was also a profound exploration of resilience, creativity, and connection across cultures.
October 21, 2025Tanvir Arafin, an expert on transportation security systems, could steal your car...but don't worry, he won't.
October 20, 2025Associate Professor Liling Huang and executive director of the Institute for a Sustainable Earth Leah Nichols join President Gregory Washington to discuss the intersection of innovation and sustainability.
October 14, 2025Professor Lizhi Wang, a new faculty member with a joint appointment in George Mason University’s Department of Bioengineering and Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, has brought his systems approach to optimizing agriculture, livestock farming, and now human health.
October 14, 2025George Mason has a one-of-a-kind off-road test bed to put autonomous vehicles through their paces.
October 9, 2025This is the first of a three-part series about George Mason University’s role as the NoVa Node headquarters of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), Virginia’s main access point for workforce development, cybersecurity innovation, and research.
October 8, 2025Diana Veronez brought her research in flood hazards and water resources from Brazil to work on her PhD in George Mason's renowned Flood Hazards Research Lab.