FAIRFAX, Va., June 29 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

A new high-resolution mass spectrometer is coming to George Mason University's Center for Molecular Engineering (CME) this fall, thanks to $1 million Community Project Funding.

The federal funding was by sponsored by Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (10th District) and emphasizes George Mason's place as one of only four Virginia universities with Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's R1 designation. 

The spectrometer, which will be housed at George Mason's Science and Technology Campus, will be instrumental in expanding regional research capacity and workforce training. Curricula utilizing the spectrometer is currently in ...