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Undergraduate Research Experiences

A desire for discovery

Research opportunities offered by the College of Science are accessible to students atvarious levels in their undergraduate academic career. Student may select to participate in research within their own major, or choose cross-disciplinary topics. Many of our science faculty collaborate with other departments at Mason. They are also well-connected in the Washington, D.C. area providing opportunities for students to network with such companies as NASA, National Institute of Health, United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Goldwater Scholar Sofie Strompf is finding art in science

Goldwater Scholar Sofie Strompf combines neuroscience, creative arts, disability advocacy, and proteomics research at George Mason, using interdisciplinary thinking and public outreach to advance neurodegenerative disease research and scientific accessibility.

Sofie Strompf discusses the latest Parkinson's research with the Institute for Biohealth Innovation for students of all ages, families, researchers, and the general public on nanotechnology day at the Science and Technology Campus. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding.

Air Force Veteran Finds New Mission in Environmental Science at George Mason University

Air Force veteran Rylee Ledoux transitioned from military public health work to studying environmental science at George Mason University. She applies her experience from COVID-19 response to research ecosystem health, wetland restoration, and supports fellow veterans through university programs.

Environmental Science major Rylee Ledoux

George Mason senior changing breast cancer research

George Mason University senior Angela Victoria Rojas Rivera, Medical Laboratory Science major, represented the university at the National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC). Led and hosted by Harvard University, NCRC is the largest student-run research conference in the United States. Only 200 students are selected to attend.  

Rojas Rivera at the NCRC. Photo provided

Communication and collaboration fueled his Mason experience

Tristan Moon said his experience in multidisciplinary communication and collaborating with others outside his own field of study was the cornerstone of his education at George Mason University.

Tristain Moon

Wild DC: Mason student, Smithsonian scientist set up camera traps to study city wildlife

College of Science senior Jamie Fetherolf is contributing to a network of wildlife data collection to clue scientists in on what’s happening when humans aren’t around, by setting up camera traps in Washington, D.C., and analyzing the data with a Smithsonian conservation scientist at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.

Jamie Fetherolf

Mason Mentorship Fuels Student Success

In the summer of 2019, senior bioinformatics major Nikki Solaris landed a prestigious internship at the Allen Institute of Immunology in Seattle, Washington. The Institute fosters research about the human immune system and researches cures for immunological diseases.

Mentor Article

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