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Ferman W. Perry Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied ScienceProfessor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Zongli Lin's current research interests include nonlinear control, robust control, and control applications. He was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (2001-2003), IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (2006-2009) and IEEE Control Systems Magazine (2005…
Professor Liu’s research interests include soil mechanics, foundation engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), numerical simulations, and other topics in classical mechanics. His research interests are integrated for being more collaborative ( multiphysics), more focused (multiscale…
Courtesy Appointment, Department of Systems and Information EngineeringAssociate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Jennifer Lobo's research involves mathematical modeling and stochastic optimization methods to build models that simulate the course of disease. Current projects include optimizing treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, validating infrastructure decisions for rural tele-cystoscopy clinics, and developing guidelines for small renal masses.
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth ProfessorDirector, Fluids Research Innovation Lab
Currently Recruiting
Prof. Eric Loth serves as the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor of Engineering. Loth’s current research focuses on extreme-scale wind turbines, energy-storage systems, multiphase flow, and aerospace propulsion.
Chang Lou is a tenure-track assistant professor in Department of Computer Science at University of Virginia. His research interests are distributed systems, operating systems, and cloud computing. His work centers on improving system reliability and availability.
Professor, Engineering & Society. Professor, Systems and Information Engineering.
Garrick Louis is Professor of Engineering and Societ and Professor of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is director of the Small Infrastructure and Development Center and chairs the Community, Engagement, and Opportunity (CEO) committee in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering.
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.
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics
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.
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track
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.
