Mason Innovation Exchange

Create. Innovate. Collaborate  

The MIX is the central hub for innovation, exploration, and creativity at George Mason University. We offer our services
to any student, faculty, or staff at Mason.

Come explore what we have to offer!

The Latest

The MIX is closed for winter maintenance December 16th through January 12th, and will reopen Monday January 13th for the Spring 2025 semester.
Spring 2025 Hours will be:
Monday through Friday 10am to 8pm

Come explore everything we have to offer!
The Workshop Schedule can be found on our Mason360 page or to the right of this webpage.

The MIX is expanding their Badge Micro-credential short course offerings to include the following:
* Unmanned Aerial Systems Prototyping (Drones)
* Lighter-than-air Mechatronics Prototyping (Blimps)
* Robotics and Sensor Systems Protytping

The MIX has a new MIX Podcast Series which highlights some of the interesting work done by MIX members from the Mason community as well as MIX staff. Link to the episodes below:
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The MIX is now home to two Bambu Labs X1 Carbon Multifilament high-speed printers. We have enhanced our Fabrication Lab with a Genmitsu CNC dedicated to milling in metals and our Media Lab with a Sony A7iv.
We also have a group of new office and student staff members to assist MIX users with projects.

Latest Events

From pitch practice sessions at the Incubator to hands on 3D printing in the Makerspace and Podcasting training in the Media Lab we have hundreds of events at the MIX each month. Explore the different tabs of our website to discover all that we have going on!

What’s going on at the MIX

Explore the MIX

3 spaces to create, innovate, and collaborate  

A Makerspace providing tools for making, from sewing machines to welding and 3D printing

A Media Lab that provides a green screen, studio lighting, VR headsets and a podcast booth

An Incubator providing entrepreneurship training and support

Explore Student & Faculty Projects

  • 3D Printer - Prototype

    Our 3D Printer created these cases to help track bats and other wildlife. We printed cases for a Biology Research Project to protect electronic listening devices that needed waterproof enclosures.

  • Utilize Virtual Reality

    VR can be used to virtually travel to far away places, create all new environments, or learn in an immersive experience.

  • Laser Cutter - 3D Art Project

    Laser Cutting and engraving can be used to cut precise shapes and to engrave a variety of materials. Consider using it for artistic purposes or to create structural elements, chassis, boxes, etc.

  • Soldering Project

    We offer tools to work on electronics projects, from Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers, to electronics parts, soldering irons and other tools.