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.

  • Matthew B. Panzer

    Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics MAE Director of Graduate Studies (M.E., M.S., Ph.D.)
    Matthew Panzer

    Dr. Panzer is an Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engieering at the University of Virginia, and serves as Deputy Director at the Center for Applied Biomechanics, and is a member of the UVA Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Center.
    Google Scholar University of Virginia, Center for Applied Biomechanics Institute, Traumatic Brain Injury group

  • Chris Paolucci

    Assistant Professor
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    Chris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.  He completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.
    Google Scholar Research Gate Paolucci Group Website

  • Jason Papin

    Professor, Biomedical Engineering Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
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    Jason Papin, Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, develops computational models of cellular networks and performs experiments to characterize biological systems relevant to human disease. After his training in Bioengineering at University of California, San Diego, Jason Papin joined the faculty at University of Virginia in 2005.
    Google Scholar Papin Lab

  • Jesse Pappas

    Assistant Professor
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    Jesse Pappas, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society, is one of the only social psychologists in the U.S. with a full-time appointment in engineering. He works at the crossroads of individual experience and technological (e.g., educational) systems to cultivate human potential and keep technology where it belongs, working for us.

  • B. Brian Park

    Professor Director, Traffic Operations Laboratory
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    Brian Park is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining UVA, he was a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences and a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at NC State University,
    Google Scholar UVA Engineering Link Lab Center for Transportation Studies

  • Joseph Park

    Associate Professor, School of Medicine
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    Dr. Park is the associate director of the Foot and Ankle Fellowship at UVA and is the team foot and ankle surgeon for UVA Athletics. His research interests include injury biomechanics, sports-related injuries to the foot and ankle, tendon reconstruction, ankle replacement, bone grafting and biomechanical properties of orthopedic implants.
    Faculty Page SOM

  • Shayn Peirce-Cottler

    Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor
    Shayn Peirce-Cottler

    Shayn Peirce-Cottler develops computational models and combines them with wet lab experiments and machine learning to study how tissues heal after injury and to develop new therapies for inducing tissue regeneration.
    Google Scholar Peirce-Cottler Laboratory UVA Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing

  • Ammasi Periasamy

    Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
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    Dr. Periasamy is a global authority in advanced microscopy, specializing in molecular imaging in living cells and tissues. He designs optical methods to study protein interactions, monitor cancer cell/tissue parameters, and pioneered fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) development.
    Website

  • Lisa Colosi Peterson

    Professor
    Lisa Closi Peterson

    Lisa Colosi Peterson is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and founding co-director of the UVA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Lab.
    Research Group Webpage Google Scholar Researchgate

  • Raymond Pettit

    Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Department of Computer Science
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    Raymond Pettit's interests include Metacognition in Novice Programmers, Gender Issues in CS Courses, Automated Assessment Tools for Programming, Programming Error Messages, CS1, CS2, and Programming Languages