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| Wednesday, August 31, 2022 science.gmu.edu
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Patriot Pride - Green and Gold
by Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Are you a proud Patriot?
We’re officially ‘back to school.’ Our campus is full with folks coming and going to classes. And the leaves on the trees are just starting to turn colors. Now it’s time for us to turn out our colors as well.
George Mason University participates in College Colors Day and Spirit Fridays when students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to wear their Mason green and gold to show school spirit.
First celebrated in 2005, College Colors Day is nationally organized by the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC). College Colors Day always falls on the Friday before Labor Day and seeks to celebrate the spirit of tradition by encouraging students, faculty, staff, and alumni to wear apparel from their favorite school(s) throughout the day. On some college campuses, Fridays are awash with school colors as campus communities gear up for upcoming athletic competitions. Yet I would challenge that school spirit runs deeper than just amazing basketball, track, or swimming performances by our athletes.
In fact, I was never as proud of our university than when we mobilized for the pandemic.
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STEMinists student group advocates to support women in STEM
by Damian Cristodero
For biology majors Areeba Qureshi and Aiza Asam, president and vice president, respectively, of George Mason University’s student-run organization STEMinists, their mission statement is clear.
“The number of women in STEM fields is very low compared to the number of men,” Qureshi said. “We really want to battle that gender difference and increase women who are in science and engineering.” Photo by Cristian Torres/Strategic Communications.
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Join us at the upcoming New Faculty Welcome
Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm would like to personally welcome new faculty at the upcoming welcome event Tuesday, September 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Exploratory Hall, 3301. New faculty will meet the Dean, as well as some of the associate deans, assistant deans, and other key college staff.
Register directly to Teri Fede. If you haven't done so already, please take a moment to complete your profile for the college website. Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash.
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#FacultyFriday highlights CDS assistant professor
Dominic White, Assistant Professor, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, is today's #FacultyFriday feature. As a computational paleontologist, he uses new methods in computational and data sciences to study old animals. His research focuses on the evolution of quadrupedality in dinosaurs, and the phylogenetic analysis of serially homologous structures.
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First IDIA predoctoral fellows mentored by Mason Science faculty
The recently announced introductory IDIA Predoctoral Fellows cohort includes Facundo Nicolas Airaudo, College of Science, who seeks to identify optimal HVAC outlay to minimize pathogen transmission. Mason Science faculty Harbir Antil, Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Rainald Lohner, Professor, Physics and Astronomy will mentor Airaudo, while Hamdi Kavak, Assistant Professor, Computational and Data Sciences will mentor Jinyi Kim, School of Computing, studying approaches to measuring risks for positive youth outcomes.
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Mishin studying atomic transport in ultra-high temperature carbides
by Elizabeth Grisham
Yuri Mishin, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, received $155,879 in funding from the Office of Naval Research for a project examining atomic transport in ultra-high temperature carbides (UHTCs).
The principal goal of the proposed research is to create a novel methodology for computational prediction of diffusion coefficients in high-temperature carbides and to demonstrate the new methodology by computing the self-diffusion and inter-diffusion coefficients in TaxHf1-xC carbides as a function of temperature and chemical composition.
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Interstellar Dreams to open space center at Mason
by Hannah Denham
Washington Business Journal recently spoke to Peter Plavchan, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy about Interstellar Deams' plans to open its first space center on Mason's Fairfax Campus. This will provide opportunities to educate area middle school students through summer camps run by both Interstellar Dreams and Mason students. This announcement comes right in time as the Department of Physics and Astronomy plans to host its first Space Day on September 10, 2022 in collaboration with Project Caelus and The Pearl Project Institute. Space Day is open to people of all ages, with an aim to educate the public on the technology and science behind some of the leading aerospace projects in the area. Photo by NASA on Unsplash.
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Submit your office's service or resource to Discover Mason
"Discover Mason: A Guide to Services and Resources for the Community" showcases ways the external community (business, residential, and government) can engage with the university. If your office provides a service or resource to the external community and would like to be included, submit the following information to Traci Kendall, Government and Community Relations, by September 8: Title of service/ resource, phone number, website link for more information, and a one-sentence description of the service/resource.
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Share ideas for Mason Vision Day 2023 by Sept. 9
Mason Vision Day 2023 will take place Thursday, April 6, 2023. If you have an idea, project, or initiative that you believe Mason Nation and beyond would support, submit an idea by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. The finalist will be announced in January 2023. If you need assistance with your request, please contact Audrey Kelaher and the development team at akelahe@gmu.edu.
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September 2, 2022 | 10 a.m. | Virtual
Join Soledad Villar from Johns Hopkins University for a lecture on "Machine learning that obeys physics law." Registration required.
College of Science Faculty Meeting
September 8, 2022 | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | Exploratory Hall 3301 or Zoom
Space Day
September 10, 2022 | 4 to 9 p.m. | Hub Ballroom, Fairfax Campus
Mason Space Day is an exciting, collaborative, and engaging event open to people of all ages, with an aim to educate the public on the technology and science behind some of the leading aerospace projects in the area. Registration required.
ScienceConnect 2022
September 13, 2022 | 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Fairfax Campus and September 15, 2022 |11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | SciTech Campus
Meet students, discuss your programs, and share research and professional opportunities with free food and chances to win Mason Science SWAG. Register to attend.
Attend this fall's introductory Galileo's Science Cafe with Mason's own Michael Summers, Professor, Physics and Astronomy. Summers' presentation will include information about the James Webb Telescope. Registration required.
Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference
September 30, 2022 | 9 a.m.
Participate in a day of workshops, panels, teaching-focused presentations, and networking with colleagues. This conference will include a variety of in-person activities, a diverse menu of live-streaming options, and on-demand content. Register to attend.
SAVE THE DATE: State of the College Address
October 5, 2022
October 13 to 15, 2022
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