Mechanical Engineering Faculty

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.

George Mason roboticists Xuesu Xiao, Xuan Wang, Daigo Shishika, and Gregory Stein presented nine papers at the 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Robotics Society of Japan last month.  

Each episode of “The Mason Mechanical Engineer” podcast features an interview with a member of the Mason nation, including staff, faculty, students, alumni, and industry partners. Mechanical engineering chair and professor Leigh McCue co-hosts with Philip Wilkerson, an employer engagement consultant in University Career Services. 

Research Interests: Thermal Fluid Systems, Power Plant Design Engineer, Sustainable Energy Systems, Safety and Quality Assurance in Manufacturing and Application of Teaching Methods

Research Interests: Systems Engineering Theory, Engineering Design, Design Optimization, Space Exploration and Trajectory Optimization, Aviation and Collision Risk

Missy Cummings is co-director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center

Zelalem Eshete is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.