Assistant Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Krasnow Institute, George Mason University

Dr. Cressman’s research has focused on investigating dynamical structures in driven systems with a specific interest in their role in the functions of the brain.

Transient but long-lived correlated dynamics underlie innumerable biological processes, from the lifecycle of an organism to conscious thought and social behavior. Transient dynamical structures are also the hallmark of a number of natural phenomena including tornados, hurricanes, gyres, and von Karman vortex streets.