2018-2019 Pike Fellows to Compete for Prizes of $50,000 and $10,000
UVA Engineering will host its second Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program showcase on Monday, April 22. Six student...
Engineering and Society: Equipping future engineers to apply judgment as well as analysis to global challenges
For UVA Engineering graduates to confront the difficult challenges of the 21st century, they must possess both high-level analytic skills and the ability to apply those skills ethically in ways that reflect the cultural, economic and political context. The Department of Engineering and Society is where UVA Engineering students learn to integrate analysis and judgment so they can create innovative solutions that are effective and sustainable because they are appropriate.
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Pike Fellows Well Represented at American Evolution Innovators Cup
Members of three Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program teams were among the 10 University of Virginia teams selected as...
Engineering and Society Historian Peter Norton Says Free Roads Don’t Exist
Associate professor of science, technology and society Peter Norton, commenting in a New York Times article, said roads have never...
UVA Engineering Team Judged Top Standards Negotiators in Competition
Led by Engineering and Society professors Sharon Ku and Sean Ferguson, the team excelled in strategy, collaboration and, ultimately,...
Our Faculty
James W. Lark, III
Asst. Professor, Asst. Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Department of Engineering and Society, Affiliated Faculty, Department of Statistics
Research Areas
- Computational Statistics and Simulation/Statistical Modeling
- Risk and Decision Analysis
- Optimization Models and Methods
Dana M. Elzey
Associate Professor of Engineering & Society, Director Rodman Scholars Program, Director Engineering International Programs
Research Areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Water Resources
Elizabeth P. Pyle, CPG, MBA
Associate Director for Technology Entrepreneurship, Director, UVA I-Corps Program
Research Areas
- Entrepreneurship
- Buiilding entrepreneurial communities of practice
- Startups
Rider W. Foley
Assistant Professor in Science, Technology, and Society
Research Areas
- Wireless Health
- Smart Buildings/Cities
- Risk and Decision Analysis
More About Our Department
Works in Progress
The Engineering & Society Department leads a culture of entrepreneurship at UVA Engineering. We support the Works in Progress community of student entrepreneurial projects. Watch the Works in Progress video.
Entrepreneurship
True engineering success comes from moving ideas and knowledge out of the laboratories and into the marketplace. This video explains our philosophy of entrepreneurship in engineering.