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Our faculty are not content to trod well-worn engineering paths. Instead, they are driven to pursue innovations in teaching, research that address truly complex challenges, and to pursue worldwide leadership roles in their fields.
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Abramenko, Monika
Read MoreLecturer in Applied Mathematics
I received the 'Diplom' in mathematics and computer science from the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1993. My first job was as a program developer in the accounting department of a bank. In 2001 we moved to the United States with our 2 young sons. I taught my first class at UVa,...
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Archer, Robert J.
Read MoreExecutive Lecturer in Science, Technology, and Society
Rob is from Philadelphia but has been a part of the UVA community since 1980 where he was introduced to Charlottesville as an undergraduate track and field athlete and mechanical engineering student. Rob completed his graduate studies in 1994 at the Darden Graduate School of Business. His...
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Berne, Rosalyn W.
Read MoreAssociate Professor in Science, Technology, and Society
Rosalyn W. Berne is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society's program of Science, Technology and Society (STS). She earned the BA (1979) and MA (1982) degrees in Communication Studies, and a PHD (1999) in Bioethics, all from the University of Virginia. In addition to...
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Carlson, W. Bernard
Read MoreJoseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities, Chair, Engineering and Society Department, Professor of History, Director, Engineering Business Programs
Bernie Carlson is a historian of technology who studies the careers of inventors and entrepreneurs in order to educate future engineering leaders. He grew up in New Jersey, studied history and physics as an undergraduate, earned a Ph.D. in the history and sociology of science, and pursued a...
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Cheng, James "Jim" Su-ting
Read MoreLecturer in Science, Technology, and Society
Jim Cheng has over 25 years experience as a technology entrepreneur, angel/private capital investor, business leader and a senior state government executive.
Jim is a Co- Founder of CAV-Angels, an Angel investment club for UVA Alumni, a member of several Angel Investment and PE firms/...
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Dizaji, Farzad S.
Read MoreLecturer in Applied Mathematics
Having enough knowledge to teach a student is one side of the coin, but the methodology you intend to deliver the knowledge is another side which requires additional learning and practice. Regardless of how much knowledgeable you are; you should transfer your information effectively in such a...
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Elzey, Dana M.
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Engineering & Society, Director Rodman Scholars Program, Director Engineering International Programs
After graduating with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering, and working on the R&D staffs of IBM and General Electric, Elzey accepted an offer to conduct research in the area of high temperature fatigue failure of Ni-base superalloys at the Max-Planck Institute for Materials Research in...
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Ferguson, Sean
Read MoreAssistant Professor in Science, Technology, and Society
Sean Ferguson has been teaching within the STS curriculum since 2014 and has partnered with Assistant Professor Rider Foley to explore Engineering Education Assessment Innovations in this capacity. His research includes work on digital citizenship, ethics, and the open data movement with...
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Foley, Rider W.
Read MoreAssistant Professor in Science, Technology, and Society
Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ‘4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM...