During the fall semester, mechanical engineering seniors were working diligently to design projects that they would later build. Come spring semester, the COVID-19 crisis and the change to virtual instruction altered the scope of their project, but they are taking this change as a learning opportunity on adaptability.
- April 6, 2020
In response to COVID-19, a group of George Mason University students had planned to create 3D printed personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face shields and masks for health care professionals and their patients. When the announcement came on March 22 that Mason campuses were closing, they knew they had to move fast.