How to Catch Fire
Studying combustion is a way to start solving the problem of intense heat that destroys a hypersonic engine after one use.
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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Studying combustion is a way to start solving the problem of intense heat that destroys a hypersonic engine after one use.
NASA senior aerospace engineer Jesse Quinlan, who received his Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering in 2009 and his Ph.D. in...
Engineers who graduate and move into the manufacturing field, and other types of industry, where business dynamics and entrepreneurial...
UVA robotics expert and professor Tomonari Furukawa talks about cultivating innovative ideas that secure public health.
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.