Department News: Engineering Systems and Environment

Link Lab Focuses on Autonomous Systems, Smart Cities and Smart Health

Soon, roadways will be filled with driverless vehicles. Robots will help all surgeons operate more precisely and safely. Homes will sense how their occupants want to live, and...

A ceramic water purification tablet developed at the University of Virginia and used by tens of thousands of people in 40 countries is now four times better than before, thanks to recent innovations in its manufacturing process developed through research at UVA.

While most students last week were studying late for final exams, 32 University of Virginia engineering students were staying up late for a different reason: They were testing miniature cars in preparation for an autonomous vehicle race that was their final exam.

Sharon L. Wood, 1982 graduate of UVA's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, named UVA Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center’s 2018 Distinguished Alumna.

Baber was pivotal in helping generations of civil and environmental engineering students and faculty to realize their potential.

Corbin Norman, an alumnus of the Accelerated Master's Program in Systems Engineering, has also earned an MBA from Darden.

Prof. Homa Alemzadeh is working to decrease the number of adverse events during robot-assisted surgical procedures.

What happens when engineers are partnered with medical professionals to tackle pressing health care challenges – with each collaborator bringing forth distinct professional insights? Society gets better medicines, treatments and technologies.

Global Health Award Winners’ Projects Announced

Five UVA Engineers Win Global Health Awards, including three BME Majors

The students are studying the trash, not just for a civil engineering course, “Solid Waste Management,” but also to contribute to the University’s materials and waste action plan.