Reacting To History
UVA Engineering students learn about the nuclear reactor that once existed here and the consequential role engineers play in...
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.
Latest News
UVA’s Vaughan Professor of Humanities to Teach at National University of Ireland Galway
Engineering and Society department chair W. Bernard Carlson will join the National University of Ireland Galway as a visiting lecturer...
The Wizard's Story
Joseph L. Vaughn Professor of Humanities and technology historian W. Bernard Carlson was on BYU Radio recently talking about what...
Science, Technology and Society Professor Rosalyn Berne Publishes Perspective in NAE’s The Bridge Arguing Humility Helps Lead to Ethics in Resilience Engineering
Science, technology and society professor Rosalyn Berne, who is serving as director of the NAE’s Center for Engineering Ethics and...
Important Dates
Our Faculty
Megan Ryals
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Peter D. Norton
Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society
Research Areas
- Smart Buildings/Cities
- Environmental Engineering
- Infrastructure Engineering/Transportation Studies
Robert J. Archer
Executive Lecturer in Science, Technology, and Society
Elizabeth P. Pyle, CPG, MBA
Associate Director for Technology Entrepreneurship, Director, UVA I-Corps Program
Research Areas
- Entrepreneurship
- Buiilding entrepreneurial communities of practice
- Startups
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.