Volgenau School of Engineering News
- George Mason University has made significant gains in research funding over the past year, buoyed by programs in social sciences and computer and information sciences that are ranked in the top 10 among public universities.
- Computer science researcher Antonis Anastasopoulos uses his love for computer science, language, and linguistics to improve equality in language technologies.
- George Mason University’s first satellite "ASTERIA," part of Mason Engineering’s ThinSat program, successfully passed environmental testing at the Northrop Grumman facility on Wallops Island and was integrated into a deployer. ASTERIA is now ready for launch.
- Many people dream of being an astronaut and rocketing into outer space, but senior Sidney Boakye just landed an opportunity that launches him closer to that long-standing dream.
- Entrepreneur and senior mechanical engineering major Daniel Scott Mitchell came to George Mason University with a mission to build a toolkit of experiences and problem-solving skills to prepare
- Six research projects led by George Mason University (Mason) faculty and one research project led by James Madison University (JMU) faculty received funding from t
- Four Mason Engineering researchers received a $1.6 million grant from DARPA.
- Christopher Carr, chief diversity officer of the Volgenau School of Engineering, received the 2020 Rising Star in Diversity Award from the Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD).
- An interview with Ana Lopez, a staff senator and administrative assistant with the Volgenau School of Engineering Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations, was featured in a recent Mason Senate Staff newsletter. Here are her views on several important topics:
- George Mason University has two online graduate programs ranked first in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report, leading the state in curriculum and instruction and accounting.
- Four seniors majoring in statistics––Emily Litzenberg, Kate Lang, Nate Mulugeta, and Shannon Connor––received an honorable mention for the best use of external data at the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) Fall Data Challenge 2020.
- Engineers Week is a time to celebrate this important work and engage with other innovators. Even with social distancing, you can participate and share in the excitement.