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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Student Profiles
Patriot Profile: Xiaoyun Wu
By Damian Cristodero on November 2, 2015
The thing Mason graduate student Xiaoyun Wu misses most about her native China is the food. It’s “one of my biggest challenges,” says the 23-year-old, who came to the United States two years ago to pursue a master’s degree.
Patriot Profiles: Viet Tran and Seth Robertson
By Mason Spirit contributor on July 1, 2015
Engineering seniors Viet Tran and Seth Robertson got the idea to fight fire with sound waves when they were choosing a class project for ECE 492 and 493 Senior Advanced Design Project I and II.
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Patriot Profile: Dominick Casciano III
By Colleen Kearney Rich on May 6, 2015
Mason engineering student Dominick Casciano has been a member of the Volgenau School of Engineering concrete canoe team since its inception three years ago. Last year, he led the team that built a canoe named Perseverance and competed near the University of Virginia in the mid-Atlantic portion of this national collegiate engineering competition. This year, Virginia Military Institute in Lexington is hosting the April competition, and Casciano and his teammates are building a new canoe for it.
Flying High
By Mason Spirit contributor on February 5, 2015
Economics major John T. Hill is developing the EasyFBO app, which will make airplane fueling and servicing at airports easier and less expensive.
Patriot Profile: Nadine Rousseau
By Mason Spirit contributor on January 21, 2015
A life-changing performance with Broadway legend Patti LuPone showed senior Nadine Rousseau that a career in theater is within reach.
Hannah King: Exploring the Intricacies of Dependency with Dance
By Catherine Probst on September 16, 2014
George Mason University junior Hannah King realized her love of dance at a young age. She was a member of Kaleidoscope Dance Company, the longest-running modern dance company in Seattle, Washington, and by age 15 had already choreographed nine dance pieces. During the fall semester, King worked on her most challenging piece yet—a choreographic study of dependency, isolation, and perpetual motion.
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Marcus Daum
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 16, 2014
Mason physics major Marcus Daum already has set his sights on getting a PhD. In fact, terminal degrees are kind of a tradition in his family, so Daum plans to follow in the doctoral footsteps of his father and his grandfather after he completes his bachelor’s degree in 2015. His field: physics. Why did he…
Leah Bruch
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 16, 2014
Community health major Leah Bruch might not be afraid of public speaking, but presenting her paper at the American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting and exposition as an undergraduate definitely was a bit nerve-wracking.
Celebration of Distinction 2014
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 10, 2014
On Wednesday, April 9, the George Mason University Alumni Association recognized its most prestigious alumni, as well as Senior of the Year and Faculty Member of the Year, at an elegant dinner in the Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel. For a look at the biographies of those honored that night, please take a look…
Patriot Profile: Christopher Vo
By Catherine Probst on April 8, 2014
The Washington, D.C., region is a hotbed of personal drone development, and PhD student Christopher Vo is getting in on the action. The drones he develops—and he’s built nearly 15 of them—are called quadcopters because they are lifted and propelled by four rotors. You may have even seen Vo’s quadcopter zooming through the air when he was producing an aerial video of the Fairfax Campus.
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