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Where Did UVA Materials Science and Engineering Students Work This Summer?
Find out which materials science Hoos soared to high heights this summer as interns for a major aviation engine manufacturer and other top employers.
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See All NewsSherri Sullivan, MSE’s Financial Wizard, Is a 2024 Sandridge Outstanding Contributor
Department or Materials Science and Engineering senior financial generalist Sherri Sullivan has earned the highest individual employee honor given by the University of Virginia.
Read NowUVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline
UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.
Read NowPicture This: Dozens Gather for the Graduate Engineering Student Council’s Popular International Food Friday
A tradition started as a community-building project is going strong a couple of years later. UVA Engineering’s monthly International Food Friday draws dozens for dinner, laughs and fellowship.
Read NowIn Major Materials Breakthrough, UVA Team Solves a Nearly 200-Year-Old Challenge in Polymers
UVA researchers’ new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn’t sacrifice stretchability for stiffness.
Read NowAI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases with Speed and Precision
UVA Engineering advancement protects public health by improving air quality monitoring in real time.
Read NowKory Burns Leads AI-Enhanced Breakthrough That Illuminates Materials Reactions at Nanoscale
The researchers' new approach uses machine learning to identify defects that would otherwise go unspotted by human review of micrograph images.
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UVA Researchers Develop New Coatings To Boost Turbine Engine Efficiency
A multidisciplinary UVA-led research group has formulated new protective coatings to allow turbine engines to run hotter — with potential dividends for the environment and people.
Read NowUVA Professor Receives $690,000 DOE Grant to Boost Energy Efficiency in Semiconductors
Patrick E. Hopkins teams with NREL Center on Sustainability project.
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