mechanical engineering

The gathering of 200 mechanical engineering faculty, chairs, and administrators focuses on best practices for educating mechanical engineering workers of the future.

George Mason University will launch the Space Forward Frontiers Seminar Series in spring 2026, a one-credit, in-person course developed with Northrop Grumman and the College of Engineering and Computing that is open to students of all majors interested in the space industry.

Researchers are attempting to 3D print inexpensive prosthetic lower limbs for children, allowing them to run and play with their friends.

Mechanical engineering students are putting airplane parts to the test...until they fail.

Students taking "Developing the Societal Engineer" get concrete advice on "real world" skills, like networking, resume readiness, and communicating.

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.

Tenth birthday party wraps up exceptional mechanical engineering Senior Capstone Day.

Bioinspired blimps performed swimmingly

Through a new solar array at George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus, the sun will play double-duty in the successful growth of plants. Solar energy will power the President’s Park Greenhouse with the electricity it needs to support the plants growing inside.

With state-of-the-art teaching labs and fabrication facilities, the Life Sciences Engineering Building (LSEB) lets students and faculty get their hands dirty in this brand-new multiuse active learning space. The ribbon cutting didn’t officially happen until March 27, but LSEB already experienced a housewarming.