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Just outside the nation's capital, we've built connections with government agencies and industry partners working at the forefront of scientific research. Combine those with our advanced facilities for getting real-world work experience and options for tailoring your degree, and our students have more opportunity to land jobs, internships, and research collaborations that really help them stand out.

Students work in Deborah Polayes Biology of Microorganisms Lab. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Office of Communications and Marketing

Physics PhD student is using machine learning techniques to unlock the key to predicting solar flares

João Felipe Sousa Pereira’s research on solar flares could one day help us safeguard astronauts and technology in space and even prevent widespread blackouts here on Earth. Pereira, a second-year Physics PhD student at George Mason University, is studying solar physics with the goal of uncovering the precise triggers of solar flares. 

Image of João Felipe Sousa Pereira. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding

Pesticides in our food supply: overcoming the barriers to risk assessment

Leah Sattler, a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, recently published a policy memo in the Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry exploring barriers to adopting modern risk assessment methods for pesticide regulation. This publication marks the first student paper from K.L. Akerlof’s EVPP 530 class, with more to come. 

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College of Science Annual Report 2023-2024

What an extraordinary year for the College of Science at George Mason University. From groundbreaking research to record-breaking enrollment, our latest annual report highlights the remarkable achievements of our students, faculty, and partners. Learn more about our collective efforts to shape the future of STEM and support bold thinking.

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Mar17

Geometry MMA Seminar: Extensions of finitely generated Veech groups

Mar 17, 2025, 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Speaker: Eliot Bongiovanni, Rice University Title: Extensions of finitely generated Veech groups Abstract: Given a closed surface S, a subgroup G of the mapping class group of S has an associated extension group Γ, which is the fundamental group of an S-bundle. A general problem is to infer features of
Mar19

19 Mar (CLIM) Stan, Improved MJO Predictability

Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Cristina Stan, George Mason University Improving the Predictability of the Madden-Julian Oscillation at Sub-seasonal Scales with Gaussian Process Models Wed, 19 Mar, 1:30pm Innovation 134 and via Zoom (for link, email bklinger@gmu.edu)
Mar20

20 Mar (GEOL) TBD, TBD

Mar 20, 2025, 4:30 - 5:30 PM

TBD, TBD Title TBD Thu, 20 Mar, 4:30pm Exploratory 1309 and via Zoom (for link, email bhupp@gmu.edu )

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