Eric Loth Op-Ed: Offshore Wind Will Drive America’s Future in Energy Technology and Manufacturing
"If we can drive this technology forward and showcase the economic benefits of offshore wind, we can coalesce the public...
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Cross-cutting programs that drive innovation through excellence in academics and research
Our department brings together outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs with world-class expertise in energy, propulsion, autonomous systems, biomechanics and manufacturing. This cross-cutting environment and new partnerships have resulted in levels of student awards, publications and research funding that place us among the nation’s elite mechanical and aerospace engineering programs. We are equipping a generation of leaders to apply mechanical and aerospace engineering in solving society's challenges.
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Manufacturing Perfection
Virginia School of Engineering Ph.D. students develop sensors and computer code that could revolutionize additive manufacturing.
Engineer George Gillies Named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named George Gillies, a University of Virginia research professor of mechanical and biomedical...
Inspiration and Leadership
Book: Women in Nanotechnology: Contributions from the Atomic Level and Up Co-edited by Executive Dean Pamela M. Norris
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Our Faculty
Silvia Salinas Blemker
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Computational Systems Biology
Gregory J. Gerling
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Haptics
- Human Factors / Human Computer Interaction
- Computational Neuroscience
Ann Reimers
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Jason R. Kerrigan
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery (courtesy), Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Research Areas
- Injury Biomechanics
- Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Injury Rehabilitation
- Automobile Safety and Active/Passive Safety Integration
More About Our Department
Center for Applied Biomechanics
As the largest university-based injury biomechanics laboratory in the world, the UVA MAE Center for Applied Biomechanics specializes in impact biomechanics for injury prevention.
Rapid Prototyping Lab
The UVA MAE Rapid Prototyping Lab is a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility that provides Computer-Aided Design, FDM 3D Printing, and Poly-Jet 3-D Printing services to our students, faculty, staff, and external clients.