College of Engineering and Computing

A multi-major team from George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing earned second place at Saucethon, a hardware-focused hackathon, gaining online attention for their creative cat-themed rescue robot and showcasing George Mason’s collaborative, interdisciplinary strength.

Keeping 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.

Research Interests: Space situational awareness

Research Interests: Microfluids, Lab-on-a-Chip, Point of Need Detection, Sensors, Multiphase Microfluidics

Rezai, a fluid mechanics expert who will be a tenured associate professor of mechanical engineering, comes to the College of Engineering and Computing from York University in Ontario.

Cunio joins George Mason’s Department of Mechanical Engineering as an aerospace engineering expert and professor of practice.

Every day at George Mason University, faculty like assistant professor Jeffrey Moran develop innovative solutions to the world’s grand challenges. And sometimes those grand challenges can have small solutions that come from the most unlikely of places.

Local high school students explore maritime robotics at NSF-supported summer camp.

Mechanical engineer Jeffrey Moran, whose lab focuses on self-propelled micro- and nanoparticles, has loved outer space since childhood. Now, one of his experiments, exploring aerosol thermophoresis, will be carried out on the International Space Station. 

From the fabrication floor to the incubator’s loft, the MIX demonstrates how principles of entrepreneurship and innovation aren’t so easily siloed with two new courses: BLIMP and Student Innovator Mastermind.