FAIRFAX, Va., May 15 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

As one of the key focal points of George Mason University's Grand Challenge Initiative, building a climate-resilient society requires not just innovation in sustainable infrastructure, but innovation in how the university prepares future leaders in sustainability.

Assistant professor Xijin "Emma" Zhang recently launched CEIE 499/619 Innovations in Civil Engineering Materials, a first-of-its-kind special topics course in George Mason's College of Engineering and Computing that aims to give students-undergraduate and graduate alike from any degree program - a strong foundation in the emerging technologies that are reshaping the f...