Wearable Electronics: Do You Have Exoskeletons in Your Closet?
With this assistive technology, those who suffer from neuromuscular diseases like cerebral palsy or ALS and have a loss of motor...
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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Latest News
UVA Alumna Contributes to Successful DART Mission
Mallory DeCoster DeCoster worked with NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to change the orbit of an asteroid.
Richard W. Kent Appointed Chair of UVA’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kent is an expert in injury biomechanics with more than 20 years with the department.
Dogfighting at Hypersonic Speeds: UVA MAE Pilots New $4.5M ‘Top Gun’ Contract
The latest UVA-led collaboration for the Department of Defense will involve multiple partners and hands-on experience for students.
Our Faculty
Keivan Esfarjani
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Computational Materials Science
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Nanoscale Heat Transfer
Ann Reimers
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Engineering (primary appointment), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (joint appointment), Faculty Fellow, Center for Teaching Excellence
Baoxing Xu
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Engineering mechanics; Nanomanufacturing for wearable electronics; Engineering design for biomedical devices; Soft-hard integration mechanics; Thermal transport of mechanically deformed materials
Haibo Dong
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Fluid Mechanics
- Bio-inspired systems
- Morphing structures/biomimetics
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.