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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Despite howling winds and a last-minute steering problem, the Hoos Flying Club came out of a competition in Texas ranked No. 3 in the...
Why Life-Saving Improvements to Car Safety Have Benefited Men More Than Women
New research at the Center for Applied Biomechanics has found that while cars are getting safer overall, the odds of a female...
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Our Faculty
Prasanna Balachandran
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Density Functional Theory
- Materials Informatics
- Machine Learning/Active Learning/Adaptive Learning
George T. Gillies
Research Professor
Research Areas
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Drug Delivery
Cody Harrison Fleming
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Systems Integration
- Autonomy and Controls/Control Systems
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
David L. Green
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Colloids and Interfaces
- Assembly and Rheology
- Soft Materials and Soft Matter
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.