The Conversation: To Swim Like a Tuna, Robotic Fish Need to Change How Stiff Their Tails Are in Real Time
Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. Assistant professor Dan Quinn's op-ed reveals how...
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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Airman Magazine: Hypersonics
Associate Professor Christopher P. Goyne is featured in Airman Magazine. His lab is providing valuable data to help develop...
Class of 2022: For This Determined Engineer, The Sky is Not the Limit
As fourth-year aerospace engineering student Joshua Franklin traverses a path that may lead to becoming an astronaut, he will leave...
Researchers Help Keep Pace with Moore’s Law by Exploring a New Material Class
UVA Engineering and Northwestern scientists combine disciplines to tackle the heat problem inherent in making tiny circuits and chips.
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Our Faculty
Haibo Dong
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Fluid Mechanics
- Bio-inspired systems
- Morphing structures/biomimetics
Gregory J. Gerling
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Haptics
- Human Factors / Human Computer Interaction
- Computational Neuroscience
Jason R. Kerrigan
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery (courtesy), Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Research Areas
- Injury Biomechanics
- Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Injury Rehabilitation
- Automobile Safety and Active/Passive Safety Integration
Hilary Bart-Smith
Professor
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Bio-inspired systems
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.