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.

Associate 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.

George Mason University received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a program providing hands-on nanofabrication training and education to people seeking a career change.

Research Interests: Control of AC/DC microgrid, robust control of power converters, consensus control, virtual impedance shaping, power quality improvement, non-linear control, electric vehicle control, hardware in loop control applications, high power density converter design-isolated, and non-isolated, machine learning application to power electronics

Research Interests: Network and storage systems security and privacy; wireless communication and networking; software-defined networking; network coding, secure and private computation, and private information retrieval

This year, two professors will be recognized with Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence in Research.

With the opening of the Nanofabrication Facility on its Science and Technology Campus, Mason stands ready to conduct state-of-the-art research and to help train the next generation of innovators.

Research Interests: Nanoelectronics, Computing Hardware, Energy Harvesting and Storage, Biomedical Devices

Missy Cummings, a George Mason University mechanical engineering professor, calls herself a “tech futurist,” whose job is to “make tech work. It’s not to stop tech, it’s to help it get better.”

Mason's College of Engineering and Computing remembers the life and achievements of professor emeritus Harry Van Trees.