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"The magnitude of this on/off thermal conductivity ratio is large enough where we can now envision applications including not only smart fabrics, but also more efficiently...

Undergrad Research ROI

BME Professor George Christ said the $3.2M partnership was sparked by an undergraduate in his lab.

November 4-5, 2018

Hosted by the Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing at the University of Virginia, this meeting will bring together experts from industry, government, non-profits, and academia...

Barry Baber, building manager for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, earned a 2018 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award.

Nine of this year's 23 Double Hoo Research Grants have one or more UVA Engineers on the team. Some students will continue research they have already started; for others, it will be an opportunity to start something new.

National Science Foundation Awards Demarest a Prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship

For almost a decade, Demarest served as an electrician on nuclear submarines, operating, repairing and maintaining their power plants. This firsthand experience has convinced him...

John Scully has weighed in on a number of issues of public concern: offshore drilling equipment, nuclear waste storage, lead pipes and bridge safety. Recently awarded the T. J...

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...

Prasanna Balachandran, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will be collaborating with professors from EE and Physics, working to shrink computing memory bits on a nanoscale level using tiny magnetic structures called "skyrmions.”

Additive Manufacturing partnership links students, Navy, and University expertise

“This has enabled us to work with some outstanding students, and we hope to establish a long-term relationship with Dahlgren that enables us to continue attracting the best...