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20 Years After ‘Hyper-X,’ UVA Team Makes NASA Hypersonic Breakthrough
UVA Engineering researchers have successfully shown for the first time that optical sensors can control a hypersonic jet engine.
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Faculty Spotlight: Navy Veteran Brings Military Precision to Her Classroom
Natasha Smith leans on her love of engineering and experience as a U.S. Navy Seabee to engage students in the classroom.
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UVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline
UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.
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UVA Teams Shine at ASC Construction Competition
UVA’s Cavalier Construction teams earned first and second place at the ASC competition, showcasing talent and teamwork.
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Picture 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.
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UVA Engineering Alum’s Paper on Bio-Inspired ‘Tunabot’ Is Among Publisher’s Most Cited
Mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. alumnus and current post-doc Carl H. White discusses the impact of his Tunabot Flex research in an interview with IOP Publishing.
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Brigadier General and Aerospace Engineering Alumnus Reminded Cadets, Midshipmen of UVA’s Place in History
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Geoffrey F. Weiss, a 1991 aerospace engineering alumnus, gave the keynote address at an ROTC event honoring the nation’s veterans.
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Unlocking Next-Gen Chip Efficiency: UVA Researchers Confirm Thermal Insights for Tiny Circuits
Ph.D. student Md. Rafiqul Islam and a team of researchers unlock heat flow principles in ultra-thin metals, paving the way for faster, smaller, more efficient computer chips.
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UVA Researchers Design Innovative 25 MW Rotors To Keep Pace With Wind Turbine Growth
As wind turbines grow in size, UVA researchers are designing 25-megawatt downwind offshore rotors to keep up.
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