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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.
Latest News
Researchers at Center for Applied Biomechanics Attempting to Improve Seat Belts
Researchers at MAE’s Center for Applied Biomechanics (CAB) are designing a new seat belt that will protect 110 million more Americans...
Electronic Stickers to Streamline Large Scale 'Internet of Things'
Mechanical Engineers at the University of Virginia and electrical engineers at Purdue University have developed a new fabrication...
AERO PhD Student Discovers the Secret to the Dragonfly's Backward Flight
PhD student Ayodejii Bode-Oke is featured in in Science Magazine.This groundbreaking, bio-inspired research by Bode-Oke and his team...
Our Faculty
Melur (Ram) K. Ramasubramanian
Vice President for Research, Professor, Mechanical & Areospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Mechanics of manufacturing processes
- Constitutive models for short fiber composites
- Bio-manufacturing and tissue engineering
Haydn N. Wadley
University Professor, Edgar Starke Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Areas
- Microscale Heat Transfer
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Corrosion and Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering
Kathryn C. Thornton
Director of Aerospace Engineering Program, Professor
Roger Fittro
Assistant Professor, Associate Director, ROMAC Laboratory
Research Areas
- Turbomachinery
- Rotordynamics
- Fluid Film Bearings
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.