Andre Marshall, PhD

Dr. Andre W. Marshall is vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Impact at George Mason University, where he provides overall leadership for the university’s research enterprise and innovation ecosystem. He also serves as president of the George Mason Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the commercialization and advancement of George Mason’s research portfolio. 

As the university’s chief research officer, Marshall oversees a diverse range of research, innovation, and economic development initiatives that advance the university’s role as a leading R1 institution. He is the executive lead for President Washington’s Grand Challenge Initiative, a university-wide framework launched in 2025 to align education, faculty expertise, and research infrastructure toward solving humanity’s greatest challenge: securing a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous future for all. 

Marshall holds national leadership roles in innovation and technology development. He serves as vice chair of the board for the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII)—a U.S. Department of Energy Center of Excellence—and was appointed in 2025 by the governor of Virginia to the board of GENEDGE, a statewide economic development organization that provides customized solutions to manufacturing and engineering firms across the commonwealth. 

Before joining George Mason, Marshall served as program director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he led the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center and Innovation Corps (I-Corps) programs. At NSF, he advanced university-based technology translation and commercialization through national initiatives that strengthened industry-university collaboration, broadened participation in innovation and entrepreneurship, and expanded access to the I-Corps program through virtualization. 

Earlier in his career, Marshall was a faculty member in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. There, he founded the Fire Testing and Evaluation Center and launched a tech startup based on patented technology developed through his research and participation in the NSF I-Corps program. His research has been supported by NSF, NASA, FM Global, United Technologies Research Center, the National Fire Protection Association, and other institutions.

Marshall is the recipient of the NSF Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering and the Philip Thomas Medal of Excellence. He has served as associate editor for Fire Safety Journal and on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office working group for the National Council for Expanding American Innovation. 

A faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the George Mason Volgenau School of Engineering, Marshall’s research and teaching interests are centered around experimental characterization and computational evaluation of complex turbulent reacting flows and sprays. His work in this area was inspired by early propulsion research he performed while at Rolls-Royce Corp., which influenced his approach to fire suppression and most recently agricultural sprays.

Marshall began his academic journey at Georgia Tech receiving a BME and MS in mechanical engineering in 1991 and 1992, respectively.  He completed his PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1996.  

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park 
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech 
BME, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech