Faculty

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. See Also: Emeritus Faculty Directory.

  • Hui Ma

    Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Hui Ma received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012. Before joining UVA, she was an assistant professor at Black Hills State University for two years. At UVA, she teaches applied math courses to engineering students. Her goal in teaching is to make mathematics a joyful and successful experience.

  • Ji Ma

    Assistant Professor
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    Ji Ma's research explores using additive manufacturing to create materials with novel properties and incorporating these materials in designed geometry to produce functionally unique parts, focusing on the additive manufacturing of metallic alloys and control of solidification, porosity, residual stress, and micro-to-nano-scale microstructure.
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  • Lin Ma

    Professor
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    4D Diagnostics & Thermal-Fluids​
    Development of novel diagnostics with 4D spatiotemporal resolution to study combustion, propulsion and fluid dynamics
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  • Asif Mahmood

    Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track
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    Asif Mahmood received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University at Buffalo in 2012. Before coming to UVA, he worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, and as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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  • Mohammad Mahmoody

    Associate Professor, Computer Science
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    Mohammad Mahmoody's research interests include cryptography, adversarial learning, computational complexity.
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  • Deepyaman Maiti

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Center for Applied Mathematics
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    Deep Maiti instructs Applied Mathematics courses and our cornerstone first year Engineering Foundations course sequence. He also serves as a first year academic advisor, working closely with the Dean’s Office. His current research interests are in the field of using statistical tools in educational research.

  • Madhav Marathe

    Professor, Computer Science Distinguished Professor in Biocomplexity, Biocomplexity Institute Division Director, Network Systems Science and Advanced Computing Division, Biocomplexity Institute
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    Madhav Marathe is an endowed Distinguished Professor in Biocomplexity, Director of the Network Systems Science and Advanced Computing (NSSAC) Division, Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative, and a tenured Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. Dr. Marathe is a…
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  • Jennifer F Marley​

    Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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    Jennifer Marley teaches applied mathematics. Her research interests include optimal power flow, iIntegration and control of renewable generation sources, integration and control of energy storage devices and power system optimization.

  • Anne McAlister

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering Center
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    My research centers on the intersection of engineering identity, social identity, and social justice for students in higher education.
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  • Paul "Will" McBurney

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Computer Science
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    Research interests include: CS Education, Software Engineering, Software Maintenance and Evolution Paul "Will" (call him Will) McBurney has been teaching Computer Science courses for over 9 years at 4 different institutions, University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania…
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