Research
The department has a proven record of outstanding research with strong inter-departmental and inter-school collaborations and is committed to increasing diversity among our faculty and graduate student populations. Our research programs have organically formed from our world-class faculty and include the core focus areas of: biomechanical engineering for health, cyber-physical systems and autonomy and sustainability in energy, manufacturing and transportation.
Our Research
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Biomechanical Engineering for Health
We are bridging critical gaps in technical expertise between engineering and medicine to facilitate transformative research and innovation; we are leveraging recent successes in manufacturing of materials and devices for drug delivery and cancer research. We have strengths in active autonomous safety and orthopedics and brain health.
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Cyber-Physical Systems and Autonomy
We are taking a national leadership role in the area of underwater, ground-based and aerial autonomous systems, bio-inspired systems, robotics, sensing, and autonomous vehicles. We are able to leverage our state-of-the-art facilities in mechatronics rapid prototyping as well as cyber-physical systems and manufacturing with our strong industrial ties.
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Sustainability in Energy, Manufacturing and Transportation
We are leveraging our strong success in thermal management, high-speed propulsion, turbo-machinery, and additive manufacturing. Our goals are to make major impact with national needs in manufacturing, hypersonics, energy systems, and quantum materials, and grow our relationships with government agencies and industry.
What Does Black Excellence Look Like?
The UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomed a distinguished group of Black engineers back to Grounds for a panel discussion on excellence.
UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science - Open House 2024
More than 1500 people turned out to check out the latest technologies developed by undergraduate and graduate engineering students.
