Third-year Aerospace Student Draws National Attention
Matthew Asper, a third-year aerospace engineering major at the University of Virginia, has been named among “Tomorrow’s Technology...
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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Carolyn Roberts -- Student Spotlight
"Research in engineering is hard, but that is what makes it worthwhile. Problems that are interesting, complex, and have an...
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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
Pamela Marie Norris, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Dean for Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Frederick Tracy Morse Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Nanoscale Heat Transfer
- Interfacial Thermal Transport
- Thermal Management
Daniel Quinn
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Autonomy and Controls/Control Systems
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Smart Buildings/Cities
Natasha Smith
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Reliability-based design
- Multidisciplinary optimization
- Probabilistic methods
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.