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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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Anderson, Eric
Read MoreLecturer
One area I focus on is building and validating models of chemical processes. Modern commercial software has made many parts of this task much easier, but proper use of commercial tools requires judgment about the inputs and the level of modeling detail, process-specific knowledge, and validation...
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Berger, Bryan
Read MoreAssociate Professor
Bryan received his BS in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. He was a post-doctoral fellow in the department of biochemistry & biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania School of...
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Cai, Liheng
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy)
Our lab’s interests lie at the interface of soft matter and biology. We aim to understand and control the interactions between active soft materials, like responsive polymers or biological gels, and living systems, like bacteria or cells and tissues in the human body. We do this by using a...
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Caliari, Steven R.
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Steven joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in August 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Prior to joining UVA he was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of...
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Carta, Giorgio
Read MoreLawrence R. Quarles Professor
Giorgio Carta received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1984 and is currently the Lawrence R. Quarles Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He has published extensively in the area of adsorption and ion exchange with...
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Choi, Joshua J.
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor of Physics (by courtesy)
Joshua J. Choi received B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University. He then performed postdoctoral research at the Department of Chemistry, Columbia University. He joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical...
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Crenshaw, Walter C.
Read More2021 Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professor
W.C. Crenshaw will join UVA Engineering's Chemical Engineering Department in January as the 2021 Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering.
Retiring from Ashland Chemical in 2012 his career has spanned public education and the Specialty Chemicals Industry...
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Davis, Robert J.
Read MoreWilliam Mynn Thornton Professor
Davis joined the faculty in Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia in 1990 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1996, and full professor in 2002. Professor Davis also served as the Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia from 2002 to...
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Epling, William
Read MoreProfessor, Department Chair
Bill received his PhD from the University of Florida in 1997 and his BS from Virginia Tech in 1992, both in Chemical Engineering. He followed a relatively unique career path that has given him a broad perspective in the field of environmental catalysis, including catalyst design, manufacture,...
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Fernandez, Erik
Read MoreProfessor Emeritus
Professor Erik Fernandez reeived his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1989.