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 welcomes the Mason community!
The MIX will be closed May 12-16th for maintenance and reopen for the summer beginning May 19th.
Summer Hours:
Monday through Friday from 12-5pm, closed on the weekends.
Workshops for the summer will be posted starting May 20th.
MIX Closed on Memorial Day ~ Monday, May 26
MIX Closed on Juneteenth ~ Thursday, Jun 19
MIX Closed on Independence Day ~ Friday, July 4th
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 Badge Micro-credential short course offerings include the following:
* Unmanned Aerial Systems Prototyping (Drones)
* Lighter-than-air Mechatronics Prototyping (Blimps)
* Student Innovator Mastermind (Entrepreneurship)
* Robotics and Sensor Systems Protytping (Robots)
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The MIX Podcast: MIX It Up!
The MIX is home to two Bambu Labs X1 Carbon and one A1 Multifilament high-speed printers, a dedicated light metals fabrication studio with a Genmitsu metals CNC, and a newly optimized woodshop with a Saw Stop table saw. Our Media Lab hosts a Sony A7iv with a 24-70mm F2.8 Sony G lens.
Get to know our diverse group of office and student staff members whi assist MIX users with projects and daily operations. Read more >
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
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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.
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Utilize Virtual Reality
VR can be used to virtually travel to far away places, create all new environments, or learn in an immersive experience.
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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.
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Soldering Project
We offer tools to work on electronics projects, from Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers, to electronics parts, soldering irons and other tools.
