The honorary rank of Emeritus Professor may be conferred on retired or retiring faculty upon evidence of outstanding academic accomplishment and service to the University.
Jeff Crandall served as the Director of the University’s Center for Applied Biomechanics from 1994-2019. His research focuses on understanding human response and injury in automobile safety, sports, and military protection. He has experience with experimental biomechanics spanning the length scales of tissue samples to whole body cadavers.
Michael Demetsky served as the professor and chairman of the U.Va. Engineering School's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and received the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's 2008 S.S. Steinberg Outstanding Educator Award for his contribution to…
Professor Emerita, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Joanne Bechta Dugan is Professor Emerita of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research focuses on assessment of the dependability of computer-based systems—she developed the dynamic fault tree model, which extends the applicability of fault tree analysis to computer systems. Current work focuses on interdisciplinary courses in robotics.
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…
Henry L. Kinnier Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nicholas J. Garberis a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Central Florida, and the Henry L. Kinnier Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia.
George T. Gillies' current research interests include medical device development, clinical magnetic manipulation systems, and precision measurement technology. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications and holds 30 U.S. Patents. He is the co-inventor of the “EpiAccess” system for obtaining minimally invasive pericardial access.
