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Two Northern Virginia newspapers quote civil engineering assistant professor Kirin Emlet Furst about the effects of forever chemicals on the region's drinking water.

Civil engineering assistant professor Kirin Emlet Furst is quoted in Scientific American about the effect of extreme heat on infrastructure.

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. 

Bioengineering professor Juan Cebral was featured in Forbes Argentina.

Jalopnik: Missy Cummings’ (CEC) quotes to Wall Street Journal are cited in an article about the shortcomings of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full-Self Drive software. Also in Yahoo! News.

Two George Mason faculty member will represent the university on a governor-created task force on AI.

The Carter School and College of Engineering and Computing are teaming up on a peace engineering minor.

George Mason computer science students spent six weeks in Vienna Austria earning academic credit in a first-of-its-kind program.

Bioengineering professor Siddhartha Sikdar was named a Distinguished University Professor at the May 2024 Board of Visitors meeting

A group of local rising high school juniors and seniors attended the BioE Buzz Summer Camp hosted by the Department of Bioengineering at George Mason University in June. Throughout the week, campers met students and faculty, received tours of research facilities, and participated in hands-on lab activities. 

CEC faculty benefit from 2024 ASEE Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon.