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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Pompano's research interests center on developing microfluidic and chemical assays to unravel the complexity of the immune response and inform new immunotherapies. Her lab combines unique expertise in bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics, bioengineering, and immunology to create…
Joseph Poon's research group focuses on three projects: i) Study of thermoelectric properties of semiconductors and semimetals ii) Synthesis of thin films study of ferrimagnetic and antiferromagnetic heterostructures that show skyrmionic state and anomalous Hall effect. iii) Study of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with properties in composition space.
Michael D. Porter is an Associate Professor of Systems Engineering with a joint appointment at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Dr. Porter's research focuses on event prediction, pattern and anomaly detection, and data linkage. He has developed self…
Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Engineering & Applied ScienceDepartment of Biomedical Engineering Co-Director of the UVA Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center
Currently Recruiting
Dr. Price's research program centers on the development and implementation of image-guided drug and gene delivery systems for treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
Shirin Provat joined the University of Virginia as an Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics in Fall 2024. She completed her PhD in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Florida State University in the summer of 2024, becoming the first in her family to achieve this milestone…
