Academics
Undergraduate NEWS:
ATTENTION:
ADVISING
Appointments with your Advisor:
Use the appointment system SSC Campus - https://gmu.campus.eab.com/
Walk in hours:
November 6th 10 am – 12pm, November 7th 10 am – 11:30 am.
The Registrar rolled out the new version of Patriot Web Registration features. Here is a link to help guide you through the new registration process:
https://registrar.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/New-Registration-process-update.pdf
REGISTRATION: Please read attached notes for registration!
SPRING 2020 Registration: Departmental Controls
will be on the following classes BENG 214, BENG 230, BENG 241, BENG 320, BENG 330/331, BENG 370/371, BENG 420,
meaning you won’t be able to register until we officially lift the controls. This is to prevent students to register without the necessary prerequisites. Controls will be lifted Monday, January 6th at 10 am. Students
who need any of these classes to graduate in
Spring 2020 email me for an override.
GRADUATION:
Winter 2019 Graduates:
Important information about timelines and the entire graduation process can be found at
https://registrar.gmu.edu/students/graduation/ .
Spring and Summer 2020 Graduates: Make sure to make an appointment with Claudia Borke to go over degree audit and classes BEFORE Spring
registration. The Spring 2020 graduation application is now available on Patriot Web. Students must apply to graduate by February 23, 2020 to have their names printed in the commencement program. Summer 2020 graduates should
not apply for Spring graduation. Instead, students who apply for Summer graduation between January 29, 2020 and February 23, 2020 will be included in the commencement program.
Senior Portraits:
November 5th-7th is the last chance for grads 2019 to make an appointment for your portrait sitting| For more info please see the flyer attached.
Gowns for Grads:
Caps and gowns that are provided by the program to students must be returned to the program after the spring ceremonies. Gowns are borrowed on a first come, first served basis.
For more information and access to the application:
https://ulife.gmu.edu/students/gowns-for-grads-lending-program/
REMINDER:
MATH 114
and MATH 214
need to be passed with a B- and above in the department of bioengineering.
ORGANIZATIONS:
BMES:
Consider becoming a member of the national
Biomedical Engineering Society. Only $30/ year for student
membership. How to register for the local BMES chapter: Go to Mason 360, search BMES or click on the Groups & Organizations icon which takes you to the BMES page. Click the blue JOIN button. This
is an opportunity to mingle with BIOE students, network, go to conferences, help , fundraise and have fun.
Events
Mindfulness/Meditation session | Tuesdays |
12:00-12:45pm | JC Rm 234 | Come and join the Mason community for an opportunity to pause, breather, relax, and be in a kind, supportive, loving space.
[Flyer]
Learning in the Library | November 4-7 | 3:00 – 4:15pm| Learning Services and University Libraries are partnering together to offer a
series of workshops conveniently located in Fenwick Library, Room 1014B.
BENG and CASBBI SEMINARS
[Flyer]
Jeremy Rotty , Ph.D. |Assistant Professor in University of the Health Sciences , Thursday, Nov.
7|12:00pm-1:00pm| Exploratory Hall, Room L111
Title: Macrophage ECM sensing: A ‘touching’ story starring Arp 2/3
[Flyer]
Daniel Turnbull, Ph.D. | Professor at New York University School of Medicine, Thursday, Nov. 14|12:00pm-1:00pm| Exploratory
Hall, Room L111
Title: Imaging the developing mouse brain: Morphology to molecules
Internships/Jobs/Opportunities
Internship Opportunity for Summer 2020 or semester work available at the HIVE lab:
Summary: HIVE
(High Throughput Virtual Environment) is a powerful platform for building genome analysis pipelines. HIVE is the bioinformatics tool used by the FDA to research and evaluate clinical trials and other research, and GWU maintains the only operational clone
of this platform. There are several projects in our group, the flagship project is BioCompute, which aims to standardize the communication of bioinformatic workflows. An instance of a workflow written in the BioCompute format is called a BioCompute Object
(BCO). Currently there are a few potential projects that students can help with:
Build and test next generation sequencing pipelines on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using HIVE, record these pipelines as BCOs, helping to lead training workshops at the FDA to gather feedback and improve the BioCompute specification
(networking opportunity for students), HIVE testing and maintenance, building and testing the BCO Editor (test
version here), building and maintaining our
website
Skills and abilities needed: Exposure to biology subject matter and a strong desire to learn bioinformatics, or previous work/school experience with bioinformatics. Dedication to a project and the ability to see it through to completion. Problem solving
disposition; a tendency to look for solutions when challenges arise.
Skills and abilities preferred, depending on project: Python, HTML/CSS, and/or JavaScript;
Social personality: Students may be asked to learn the software and help the lab show other people how to use it and gather feedback from them. They may even have an opportunity for someone to do some of the speaking at one of these events, depending
on skillset. Strong communication skills required. Database architecture experience. AWS and/or Galaxy work experience
Pay: Unpaid
Time: 10 hours per week are preferred during the semester, flexible depending on course load and other responsibilities; mandatory group meeting 11AM-Noon Mondays
Summer: 20 hours per week; mandatory group meeting 11AM-Noon Mondays
Location: GWU Foggy Bottom Campus (Ross Hall, 2300 Eye St. NW)
Please send your resume and a short letter about yourself to:
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[Flyer]
REU in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering
Students majoring in the STEM fields participate in research projects in the exciting and rapidly growing area of nano-biotechnology, a place where biology, medicine, and
nanotech meet. Students receive hands-on graduate level laboratory research experience and guidance from faculty and graduate student mentors.
https://inbt.jhu.edu/nanobio-reu/
[Flyer]
Rosetta Commons REU: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & Design
Interns in this geographically-distributed REU program have the opportunity to participate in research using Rosetta Commons software. The Rosetta Commons software suite includes
algorithms for computational modeling and analysis of protein structures. It has enabled notable scientific advances in computational biology, including de novo protein design, enzyme design, ligand docking, and structure prediction of biological macromolecules
and macromolecular complexes.
https://www.rosettacommons.org/about/intern
SPOTLIGHT:
Senior Design Group (from left to right): Carolina Nino Vargas, Sean Blinder, Katie Selmer and Asks Santana,
Mentor: Dr. Siddhartha Sikdar
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group is working on a 3D Portable Ultrasound Device to create an affordable and portable system that could be used in austere environments to aid in diagnosis and treatment of forward deployed wounded military personnel.
“We love having the opportunity to use our skills in MATLAB, signal processing, data analysis, and computation, to develop a system that we hope will one day be used to save lives.”
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Did you have an internship this summer and would like to tell us about it? Please email a short summary, picture and a confirmation for information release:
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Jobs
Do you have a Linkedin account? Check out what Linked in can do for you:
https://university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students
Post Doc position at the Hive Lab:
https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/505298/postdoctoral-scientist-mazumder-lab/
Job Services
Peer Mentor Center
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Career Services
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Drop-in hours: Mondays and Thursdays from
2:30-4:30 pm | VSE Room 2800
Monday
through Friday from 11:00-1:00 pm | SUB I Room 3400
Dorothy Hayden - Industry Advisor for Engineering, Construction, Aerospace, Manufacturing, and Transportation
Schedule your appointment here:
https://careers.gmu.edu/students/make-appointment
Handshake
handshake.gmu.edu
Mason’s source for jobs, internships, workshops, & career fairs.
Click HERE to
learn more about the latest info for employers coming to campus and featured internship and job postings.
University Career Services | University Career Services has drop-in hours available. Drop-in hours are in SUB I, Room
3400, Monday through Friday from 11-1. You can also schedule
an appointment on Handshake. If you have a quick question, you can stop in for additional drop-in hours on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30PM in VSE 2800.
Opportunities
[Flyer]
ENGR 398
Study abroad course that will be offered for the second time in
Summer 2020, ENGR 398 – Applied Engineering in Germany. This course satisfies the Mason Core Global Understanding requirement and since it runs during the summer, shouldn’t affect anyone’s time to graduation.
Information session on 11/6 (Wednesday) 6pm in ENGR 1602
Scholarships
The Volgenau School of Engineering offers several scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students.
https://volgenau.gmu.edu/admissions/financial-aid
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